acre-inch

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a·cre-inch

(ā′kər-ĭnch′)

One twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3,630 cubic feet.

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acre-inch

(Units) the volume of water that would cover an area of 1 acre to a depth of 1 inch; one twelfth of an acre-foot: equivalent to 3630 cubic feet or 102.8 cubic metres

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a′cre-inch′

one-twelfth of an acre-foot.

[1905–10]

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