Land Management Vocabulary

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more to restore its fertility

verb to plow and leave unseeded for a season or more

adjective plowed and left unseeded for a season or more

  • The farmer decided to leave the field fallow for a season to allow the soil to replenish nutrients.
  • The field has been left fallow for a while now, giving us a break from all the hard work.
  • I'm thinking of letting my blog go fallow for a bit until I come up with some new ideas.
  • After the intense project, she felt emotionally fallow and needed time to recharge.

noun Acreman - a person who works or manages an acre of land

  • The acreman surveyed the land to determine its boundaries.
  • The acreman is out in the fields measuring the plot.
  • The acreman is the one who knows every inch of this place.
  • She was like an acreman, meticulously planning out every detail of the project.