quarter section ExamplesWord Origin noun Western U.S.
- (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbreviation: q.s.
Origin of quarter section An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805 Examples from the Web for quarter section Historical Examples of quarter section
An so youre a-goin to hold on to my quarter-section, be you?
Golden Days for Boys and Girls
Various
Johnnie was already revolving in his quarter-section of the remarkable door.
Eleanor Gates
To look for a quarter-section here was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Edith Eudora Kohl
They watched every quarter-section for the arrival of the settler.
Edith Eudora Kohl
Every quarter-section will hold a house, and there will be chimneys in sight in every direction.
The Biography of a Prairie Girl
Eleanor Gates
British Dictionary definitions for quarter section quarter section noun
- US and Canadian a land measure, used in surveying, with sides half a mile long; 160 acres