crofts

noun

Definition of croftsnext
plural of croft, chiefly British
1
as in commons

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as in homesteads

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  1. tracts
  2. plantations
  3. orchards
Noun
  • The criteria was only in effect for one year, and beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the school system put in place a new plan that relies on grades, census tracts and performance on a standardized test.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In practical terms, covering large tracts of land with solar panels will struggle to provide the consistent, high-density power our industries require.
    Mark A. Aitken, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tracts
Noun
  • In the early 1860s, plantations in the American South produced 75 percent of the cotton used around the globe.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Unsurprisingly, white European settlers and Confederate refugees who sought respite from the Civil War in the South Pacific played a pivotal role in the new plantations’ development.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of plantations
Noun
  • People may not find it in grocery stores, but many gardeners and farmers in different parts of the country are growing pawpaw trees and entire orchards.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Growers have also planted vast orchards of almonds and pistachios.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of orchards
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