NZ, Irish English, and English regional. The grass verge beside a public road.
Origin
Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Long Acre, a common field name, usually denoting a long strip of cultivated land, itself from long + acre.
Definition of long acre in US English:
long acre
nounˌlɒŋ ˈeɪkə
NZ, Irish English, and English regional. The grass verge beside a public road.
Origin
Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Long Acre, a common field name, usually denoting a long strip of cultivated land, itself from long + acre.