homestead

• 名词，指住宅，尤指农舍，以及附带的土地和附属建筑，常与家庭的主要居所和农业活动相关。

A noun referring to a house, especially a farmhouse, and the surrounding land and outbuildings, often associated with a family's primary residence and agricultural activities.

1. Family home with landB2formal

   A house, especially a farmhouse, and the surrounding land belonging to it.

   宅基地

   • The family has lived on the homestead for generations.
   • They built a small homestead in the countryside.
   • The old homestead was surrounded by fields and forests.

   同义词acreageestatefarmfarmhousegrangeplantationpropertyranchsmallholdingstead

2. Historical land grantC1formalamerican

   A piece of land granted by the government to a settler, typically under the Homestead Act in the US.

   宅地

   • His ancestors claimed a homestead under the 1862 Homestead Act.
   • The museum preserves a pioneer homestead from the 1800s.
   • Many families established homesteads on the Great Plains.

   同义词claimgrantland grant

• 动词，指在土地上定居并开垦耕种，尤指依据美国《宅地法》以定居者身份占有土地。

A verb meaning to settle on and cultivate land, especially as a homesteader under the Homestead Act in the United States.

1. Settle on landC1formalamerican

   To acquire and settle on a piece of land, especially under government law, to establish a home and farm.

   定居垦荒

   • Many families homesteaded in the Great Plains during the 19th century.
   • They decided to homestead a plot of land in Alaska.
   • The government offered incentives for people to homestead in the western territories.

   同义词claimcolonizepioneersettle