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
  • Scholarly writing about slavery in the Americas—which has mostly centered on Black enslavement—has emphasized its economic value in building plantations, wealth, and American capitalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Humans are usually the ones who set off this bomb, through activities such as burning land to prepare it for agriculture and plantations.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 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
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  • The pool is secluded and shady thanks to the towering palms that line the edges, and the open-air spa resides right in the middle of the hotel's lush gardens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Cut back catmint, hostas, and salvia in fall for tidier gardens, pest prevention, and improved flowering.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gardens
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  • Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of haciendas
Noun
  • Amenities and experiences The Tasting Room at Seminary Hill offers a tour of their orchards and cidery operation with an optional cider tasting.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the orchards at Apple Hill opened to the public in August, The Sacramento Bee reported.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of orchards
Noun
  • In addition to the larger number of fitting stations, the space reflects a more contemporary design.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Car radios are also critical to keeping radio stations in business.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of stations
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