AREA

n. 1 space, room Is there enough floor area here for the carpet? 2 extent, limit, compass, size, square footage, acreage The area of my greenhouse is thirty by fifteen feet 3 space, field, region, tract, territory, district, zone, stretch; section, quarter, precinct, arrondissement, neighbourhood, locality, bailiwick, US block An area was set aside for a garden There has been a lot of crime in that area lately. 4 scope, range, extent, breadth, compass, section His studies cover only one area of Scottish history 5 court, courtyard, enclosure, close, yard; square, ground, arena, field, parade-ground, parade The soldiers drill in the area behind the barracks