01 n. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.
pl.
Areas ((-ȧz))
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Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.“The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some vast amphitheater.” — Addison.
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The inclosed space on which a building stands.
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The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.
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An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
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The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.(Geom.)
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A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area.(Biol.)
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Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.“The largest area of human history and man's common nature.” — F. Harrison.
Phrases & compounds
Dry area —
See under Dry.