as in farm
a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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But the Victorian farmstead is not just a capsule suspended in time.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Blackberry Farm Walland, Tennessee What sets Blackberry Farm’s youth club apart from other hotels with kids' clubs and resorts for kids is its farmstead experiences, which teach kids responsibility and reinforce their appreciation for nature without sacrificing fun.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
In World War II, the invading Germans sent the owners to labor camps and incinerated the farmstead.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
During this period in Britain, people had settled into rural agricultural lifestyles, creating farmsteads, villages and extensive field systems.
—Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Blackberry Farm Walland, Tennessee What sets Blackberry Farm’s youth club apart from other hotels with kids' clubs and resorts for kids is its farmstead experiences, which teach kids responsibility and reinforce their appreciation for nature without sacrificing fun.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
In World War II, the invading Germans sent the owners to labor camps and incinerated the farmstead.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
During this period in Britain, people had settled into rural agricultural lifestyles, creating farmsteads, villages and extensive field systems.
—Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for farmstead
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“Farmstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmstead. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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