Arable
['ærəb(ə)l] or ['ærəbl]
Definition
(adj.) (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively .
Edited by Ethelred--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.
(n.) Arable land; plow land.
Typist: Maura
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. That may be ploughed, fit for the plough, suitable for cultivation.
Typist: Veronica
Definition
adj. fit for ploughing or tillage.
Edited by Alta
Examples
- In the Venetian territory, all the arable lands which are given in lease to farmers are taxed at a tenth of the rent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- On the south of the house is, as you perceive, a large district of arable land, cut up into small fields, with stone walls between them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Alta