land measurement

noun
UK /lænd ˈmɛʒəmənt/
US /lænd ˈmɛʒərmənt/

Land measurement is the way we find out how big a piece of land is.

The farmer used land measurement to see how much space he had for his crops.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The numbers that tell the size of a piece of land.

The land measurement showed the field was two acres.

3. The work of measuring land to make maps or set borders.

She studied land measurement so she could help build new roads.

4. A system of units used for measuring land, like acres or hectares.

In class we learned about land measurement and how to convert acres to hectares.