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  • 121acre-foot — one acre of surface covered with 1 foot of water (1,233,500 L, 1233.5 m3, 325,851 gal.). Used to measure volumes of water used or stored, such as in reservoirs. Abbreviated as ac ft or af in the U.S.A …

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  • 122acre-foot — /ay keuhr foot /, n. a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet. [1900 05, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 123acre-inch — /ay keuhr inch /, n. one twelfth of an acre foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 124acre-foot — noun An acre times a foot, about 1233.5 kiloliters …

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  • 125Acre (unidad de superficie) — Un acre es una medida de área agrícola usada con frecuencia en el Reino Unido y en sus antiguas colonias, incluyendo los Estados Unidos. Equivale a: ● 43560 pie² ● 4046,8564224 m² …

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  • 126Acre-foot —   The volume of water that will cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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  • 127acre-foot — a′cre foot′ n. wam a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet (1233 cubic meters) • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …

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  • 128acre-inch — a′cre inch′ n. wam one twelfth of an acre foot • Etymology: 1905–10 …

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