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US/ræntʃ/
UK/rɑːntʃ/
a very large farm, especially in the western US, where cattle, horses or sheep are raised
In context
He grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas and learned to ride a horse at five.
The ranch covers more than 10,000 acres of open grassland.
Some ranches now earn extra money by welcoming tourists.
Words that go with ranch
noun + noun
- cattle ranchThey run a cattle ranch in Montana.
- sheep ranchA sheep ranch needs a lot of open land.
- ranch landRanch land is expensive near the city.
- dude ranchThey spent their vacation at a dude ranch in Wyoming.
verb + noun
- run a ranchShe has run the family ranch since her father retired.
verb + preposition
- work on a ranchHe worked on a ranch every summer as a teenager.