farmstead
noun
farm·stead
ˈfärm-ˌsted 
: the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm
broadly
: a farm with its buildings
Examples of farmstead in a Sentence
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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Stops along the trail will highlight the surrounding forest, the bordering Mountain Island Lake, the cotton plantation fields and the plantation farmstead and include signs providing information and historical context.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
The company is planning to lease the land, which is the remains of a farmstead, for up to 40 years, according to the county.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Latta House and the meat house, which are original to the farmstead, will remain, with some repairs planned.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Others survived on farmsteads, where their fruit was fed to pigs or turned into cider, says William Thomas Okie, a historian at Kennesaw State University, who has written about peaches but was not involved in the new research.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
The company is planning to lease the land, which is the remains of a farmstead, for up to 40 years, according to the county.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Latta House and the meat house, which are original to the farmstead, will remain, with some repairs planned.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
Others survived on farmsteads, where their fruit was fed to pigs or turned into cider, says William Thomas Okie, a historian at Kennesaw State University, who has written about peaches but was not involved in the new research.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmstead. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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farmstead
noun
farm·stead
-ˌsted
: the buildings and nearby service areas of a farm
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