steadings

noun

plural of steading
as in homesteads

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  1. homesteads
  2. plantations
  3. manors
  4. gardens
  5. haciendas
  6. orchards
  7. stations
Noun
  • Florida’s property tax system already shifts billions in property taxes from homesteads to non-homestead property.
    — Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Definition of homesteads
Noun
  • Tourists take photos at a viewing platform overlooking coffee plantations on June 4, 2026 in Baoshan, Yunnan Province of China.
    — Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Colonial powers reshaped many atolls, removing native forests to plant fast-growing coconut palm plantations.
    — NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of plantations
Noun
  • For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Definition of manors
Noun
  • Outside, landscaped gardens give way to an orchard filled with apple, pear, olive, citrus, persimmon, and passion-fruit trees.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Terraced gardens planted with fruit trees, vegetables, and herbs spill toward Exomvourgo mountain, while a spring-fed pool, outdoor dining pergolas, and secluded corners invite long afternoons that stretch into candlelit dinners.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gardens
Noun
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of haciendas
Noun
  • On its 53-mile path to the Pacific Ocean, water ripped through orchards, uprooted orange groves and flipped cars.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • An oversupply of durians in Malaysia — driven by hot and dry weather and more orchards reaching maturity — also pushed prices down.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of orchards
Noun
  • Yellowstone is monitored using seismometers, GPS stations, satellite observations, and instruments that track water and gas chemistry.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Trains were not running between the Millbrae and Colma stations in the San Francisco, Richmond, SFO and Millbrae directions.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stations
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