1
: fit for or used for the growing of crops
arable land
2
British
: engaged in, produced by, or being the cultivation of arable land
arable farming
arable farmers
chiefly British
: land fit or used for the growing of crops
also
: a plot of such land
the village arable of Anglo-Saxon times
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
One study predicted that replacing arable land with Miscanthus × giganteus plantations could sequester between two and three metric tons of carbon per hectare every year in the plants’ underground roots.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The Economist, 28 May 2020
Today, the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon run the estate, spanning 5,000 acres with 4,000 acres of arable farming.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2019
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Adjective
Across Africa, aridity has led to a 12% plunge in GDP, partly driven by degradation of arable land.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
One study predicted that replacing arable land with Miscanthus × giganteus plantations could sequester between two and three metric tons of carbon per hectare every year in the plants’ underground roots.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
About 13% of the land is arable, with microclimates suited to nearly every crop.
—The Economist, 28 May 2020
Today, the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon run the estate, spanning 5,000 acres with 4,000 acres of arable farming.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2019
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“Arable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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