quarter section
A piece of land containing 160 acres, laid off by a north–south or east–west line; one quarter of a section of land, formerly the amount usu. granted to a homesteader. — Often shortened to quarter.
quarter section
quarter section
quarter section 〈美〉 (1)一块方形土地 政府测量土地过程中，将土地分成相等的四块中的一块，等于160英亩。 (2)一片一百六十英亩的土地 (3)早期赐予定居移民〔homesteader〕的土地总额