acre-foot

noun

A unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters.

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Meanings

nounacre-foot (plural acre-feet)

plural acre-feet · alternative acre foot

  1. USagricultureA unit of measure, used for volumes of water, equal to one acre times one foot (that is, to the amount of water required to cover one acre of land to a depth of one foot), which is 43,560 cubic feet, 325,851 gallons, or about 1,233 cubic meters.
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APA

acre-foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acre-foot

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“acre-foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acre-foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acre-foot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acre-foot.

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