1. plural of acre; units of land area measurement, each equal to 43,560 square feet
2. large amounts of land or space
Usage: informal

Examples

• The farm covers 200 acres of fertile land.
• They bought five acres to build their dream home.
• The forest fire burned thousands of acres.
• We have acres of space in our new warehouse.
• The ranch spans over 500 acres of rolling hills.
• There are acres of parking available at the mall.
• The national park protects millions of acres of wilderness.