parcel of land
5
2.9
- noun
- /ˈpɑrsl əv lænd/
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terreno
- The developer bought a parcel of land to build a new shopping center.
- a specific parcel of land
- a particular parcel of land
- large parcels of land
It was an estate with multiple with a large parcel of land.
- It was an estate with multiple with a large parcel of land.
Examples
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The book is composed of twenty-five photographs of twenty-five parcels of land that were on the market at the time.
Academic text (2005) -
The goal of real estate developers is to achieve the highest returns from any particular parcel of land.
Academic text (2008) -
C. As for parcels of land that have been offered to the government for sale:
Academic text (1991) -
How... how... regardless, I do have to point out, there is still a parcel of land that you do not yet own.
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Within a few days of receiving the contract, Robinson rented a parcel of land near the project.
Academic text (1998) -
I have a right to prevent you (and all others) from owning or using that specific parcel of land.
Academic text (1990) -
Each student or team will be challenged to locate wind turbines on a parcel of land approximately one square mile in size.
Academic text (2009) -
As an example, imagine Farmer John, a pig farmer, who owned a 100-acre parcel of land in colonial New Jersey.
Blog text (26) -
So there are still some smaller parcels of land in the city of Boston, particularly in Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan.
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Nora rarely spoke of the McMahons, who lived on a large parcel of land on the other side of Clifton Stream.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
An area of ground used for farming, building, or as a country
∞
1.4
Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
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3.9
A piece of land with fixed boundaries for building
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2.8
Land with buildings on it that people own, like houses or offices
81
1.9
A small piece of land used to grow plants or vegetables
31
6.5
A unit of land equal to one square mile used in land maps
27
5.4
Land and the buildings on it that someone owns
25
5.6
A large area of land not divided into smaller parts
25
4.9
A piece of land marked to sell or build on
23
1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
20
4.0
A piece of land usually measured in acres and used for farming or building
11
3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
6
4.1
A large area of land used for a certain purpose
3
2.8
An area of land used for something, like a garden or park
1
5.1
An area of land that someone owns, like a farm or property
A small piece of land where a family grows food and keeps animals
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area of land considered as a unit' is directly derivable from combining 'parcel' (a plot or section) with 'of' (linking) and 'land' (an area of earth). This is a straightforward, compositional noun phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase parcel of land comes from the idea of a parcel as a small 'package' or 'part' of a larger area of land that could be divided and sold. So a parcel of land is a single piece of ground people treat as one unit when they buy, sell, or own it.