Units to be subdivided (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ACRES

{ Related Clues }

Estate
Farmland
Character in "The Rivals"
Expanse of land
Farm units
Land measures
Land units
Landed property
Lots of land
Lots of lots
A rival in "The Rivals"
Section divisions
A suitor in "The Rivals"
TV's "Green ___"
The 40 of "the back 40"
Bob ___, one of Sheridan's "rivals"
Lots and lots of lots
Rival of Captain Absolute
A rival in a Sheridan play
Word with green or wise
Homesteader's purchase in 19th century

{ Tags }

acres, back, be, character, estate, farm, fields, green, land, lands, lots, measures, property, rival, rivals, subdivided, tvs, units, word, 40, 1960s

{ Notes }

The answer ACRES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ACRES as a noun:

1. (estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne) = extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

ACRE as a noun:

1. a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

2. a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru

3. (Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho) = a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean