Rood (unit)

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Estate for sale on St Vincent, with area given as 454 acres 3 roods (i.e. 454+3⁄4 acres).
General information
Unit systemImperial units
Unit ofarea
Conversions
1 rood in ...... is equal to ...
   SI base units   1011.7141056 m2
   acre   ⁠1/4⁠ acre
   square feet   10890 ft2

A rood (/ˈruːd/; abbreviation: ro) is a historic English and international inch-pound measure of area, as well as an archaic English measure of length.

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