area

Definitions

1. 1.The inclosed space on which a building stands.
2. 2.The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.
3. 3.An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas.
4. 4.(Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
5. 5.(Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area.
6. 6.Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. The largest area of human history and man's common nature. F. Harrison. Dry area. See under Dry.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is area.

• What is the inclosed space on which a building stands called?
• What is the sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building called?
• What is an extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; as, vast uncultivated areas called?
• What is the superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle called?
• What is a spot or small marked space; as, the germinative area called?
• What is extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought. The largest area of human history and man's common nature. F. Harrison. Dry area. See under Dry called?