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land

/lænd/

noun

Meaning

  • The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

    "Most insects live on land."

  • Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.

    "There are 50 acres of land in this estate."

  • A country or region.

  • A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

  • The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.

    "wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoes"

  • (often in combination) realm, domain.

    "I'm going to Disneyland."

  • The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.

  • A shock or fright.

    "He got an awful land when the police arrived."

  • A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.

  • In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.

  • (travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.

    "Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices."

  • The ground or floor.

  • The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.

  • In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.

  • A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.

verb

Meaning

  • To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

    "The plane is about to land."

  • To alight, to descend from a vehicle.

  • To come into rest.

  • To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.

  • To bring to land.

    "It can be tricky to land a helicopter."

  • To acquire; to secure.

  • To deliver.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or relating to land.

  • Residing or growing on land.