Property Development Terms

noun a strip of land left as a barrier between two properties to prevent disputes over boundaries

• The ransom strip is the narrow strip of land that separates two different properties.
• Make sure you don't park on the ransom strip, it belongs to the neighbors.
• I heard they got into a fight over the ransom strip, crazy stuff.
• The ransom strip of information was the key to solving the mystery.

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.