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land
1[land]
noun
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands.
Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition.
arable land.
an area of ground with specific boundaries.
to buy land on which to build a house.
rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas.
They left the land for the city.
Law.
any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand.
any legal interest held in land.
Economics.natural resources as a factor of production.
a part of the surface of the earth marked off by natural or political boundaries or the like; a region or country.
They came from many lands.
the people of a region or country
Audio.the flat surface between the grooves of a phonograph record.
a realm or domain.
the land of the living.
a surface between furrows, as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel.
Scot.a tenement house.
verb (used with object)
to bring to or set on land.
to land passengers or goods from a ship; to land an airplane.
to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition.
His behavior will land him in jail.
Informal.to catch or capture; gain; win.
to land a job.
Angling.to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net.
verb (used without object)
to come to land or shore.
The boat lands at Cherbourg.
to go or come ashore from a ship or boat.
to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like.
to land on both feet.
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height.
The ball landed at the far side of the court.
to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something.
The golf ball landed in the lake.
to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes followed byup ).
to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home.
verb phrase
Informalto reprimand; criticize.
His mother landed on him for coming home so late.
Land
2[land]
noun
Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
-land
3a combining form of land.
hinterland; lowland.
land
1/ æԻ /
noun
the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etc
ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc
( in combination )
land-grabber
rural or agricultural areas as contrasted with urban ones
farming as an occupation or way of life
law
any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it, extending above and below the surface
any hereditament, tenement, or other interest; realty
a country, region, or area
the people of a country, etc
a realm, sphere, or domain
economics the factor of production consisting of all natural resources
the unindented part of a grooved surface, esp one of the ridges inside a rifle bore
the prevailing conditions or state of affairs
verb
to transfer (something) or go from a ship or boat to the shore
land the cargo
(intr) to come to or touch shore
to come down or bring (something) down to earth after a flight or jump
to come or bring to some point, condition, or state
(tr) angling to retrieve (a hooked fish) from the water
informal(tr) to win or obtain
to land a job
informal(tr) to deliver (a blow)
Land
2/ lant /
noun
any of the federal states of Germany
any of the provinces of Austria
Land
3/ æԻ /
noun
Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera
Other Word Forms
- landlike adjective
- reland verb
- underland noun
- ˈԻ adjective
- ˈԻness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of land1
Idioms and Phrases
land / fall on one's feet, feet.
see how the land lies, to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting.
You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal.
Example Sentences
His second shot at the 14th was sublime, landing a foot from the pin, and his fist-pump celebration to raucous cheers after making birdie on 17 showed his heart – and popularity – remain undimmed.
“This is what it looks like when we talk about land back,” James said.
The four were indicted in 2011 on multiple charges stemming from a land dispute between the county and Colonies Partners.
And though she only ever referred to herself as an amateur with a camera, Turner-Seed once saw a photo of hers land on the cover of the New York Times.
Mosop accused the multinational company of polluting the land that locals relied on for their livelihoods.
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When To Use
The combining form -land is used like a suffix meaning “land.” It is occasionally used in everyday and technical terms.The form -land comes from Old English.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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