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DictionaryparcelPiece of land
noun

parcel

A piece of land with defined boundaries.

The county sells a vacant parcel beside the highway.

Etymology
parcelOld Frenchsmall part

The older meaning is a part or portion. Applied to land, parcel names a bounded part treated as a distinct unit of property.

More examples

  • A survey marks the boundaries of each parcel.
  • They own three adjoining parcels of land.
  • This wooded parcel is too steep for farming.

Forms

parcel · parcels

Similar words

plot
Often a small piece set aside for a particular use.
lot
Usually a surveyed piece intended for building or sale.
tract
Often a larger area, without emphasizing precisely surveyed boundaries.