superfarm

noun

su·​per·​farm ˌsü-pər-ˈfärm How to pronounce superfarm (audio)
plural superfarms
: an extremely large-scale commercial farm
Just under half the food in the United States is produced on the largest 4.1 percent of the farms and a third is produced on the superfarms that constitute the largest 1.2 percent …Marty Strange

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of superfarm was in 1917

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“Superfarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superfarm. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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