1
: a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
2
: a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty
3
ranched; ranching; ranches
: to live or work on a ranch
Examples of ranch in a Sentence
Noun
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
Verb
My grandfather started ranching here 150 years ago.
The family has ranched 10,000 acres here for the past 150 years.
The family has been ranching cattle here for 150 years.
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Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The ranch has cabins, glamping tents on platforms overlooking the river, and 10 primitive tent sites that either offer mountain views or river access.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 23 May 2025
Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The name of the town near the ranch, Teuchitlán, has become a rallying cry for justice and shorthand for distrust in the government.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The ranch has cabins, glamping tents on platforms overlooking the river, and 10 primitive tent sites that either offer mountain views or river access.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 23 May 2025
Verb
There’s plenty on land too: Remote beaches, wilderness trails, ranching history and rare endemic species like the island fox.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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ranch
1 of 2 noun1
: a place for the raising of livestock (as cattle, horses, or sheep) on range
2
: a farm devoted to a specific crop or kind of animal
a fruit ranch
a mink ranch
ranch
2 of 2 verb
: to live or work on a ranch
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