Words / B2

AR-uh-bl/ˈærəbl/

Arable means, of land, suitable for growing crops; also of farming that grows crops rather than livestock: arable land; arable farming. Pastoral is livestock farming; agrarian is of farming in general (this batch); crop is the plant (already in the dictionary). Map arable land on the OS extract, then the crop. Mix-up: arable vs able; Arabic; do not write arable for a steep crag with no ploughing in the source.

Meaning

Of land, suitable for growing crops; also of farming that grows crops rather than livestock.

Examples

• “Map arable land on the OS extract, then the crop, not a farm slogan.”
• “Arable output featured in the census, which is the production sense — still quote tonnes if given.”

Good to know

arable land / farming / crops. Contrast: pastoral / livestock. Broader: agrarian (this batch). Trap: Arabic / able. Geography and agriculture. Fit for growing crops — map the field and name the crop.

Near in meaning

cultivable, farmable, crop-growing

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