QUARTER SECTION


Meaning of QUARTER SECTION in English

Western U.S.

(in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing 1 / 4 sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbr.: q.s.

[ 1795-1805, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .