1
: fit for or used for the growing of crops
arable land
2
British
: engaged in, produced by, or being the cultivation of arable land
arable farming
arable farmers
chiefly British
: land fit or used for the growing of crops
also
: a plot of such land
the village arable of Anglo-Saxon times
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Low-lying cities such as Samarkand and Tashkent, which have the arable land and irrigation necessary to support their bustling populations, are seen as having been the real destinations for trade.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
The Economist, 28 May 2020
Today, the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon run the estate, spanning 5,000 acres with 4,000 acres of arable farming.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2019
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Adjective
The country itself is the fourth wealthiest in the EU, with a GDP per capita of $52,000 (€48,000) and the CIA World Factbook lists its natural resources as petroleum, natural gas, fish, arable land, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Low-lying cities such as Samarkand and Tashkent, which have the arable land and irrigation necessary to support their bustling populations, are seen as having been the real destinations for trade.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
About 13% of the land is arable, with microclimates suited to nearly every crop.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
Today, the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon run the estate, spanning 5,000 acres with 4,000 acres of arable farming.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2019
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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