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   Land

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   noun

   • 1. the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air: "the reptiles lay their eggs on land" Similar terra firmadry landsolid groundcoastcoastlineshoreOpposite sea
   • ▪ living or traveling on land rather than in water or the air: "a land mammal"
   • ▪ an expanse of land; an area of ground, especially in terms of its ownership or use: "the land north of the village" Similar groundsgroundfieldsopen spaceopen areapropertyacresacreageestateestatelandsrealtyreal propertyreal estatelandholdingholdingcountrysideunbuilt landrural areagreen areagreen beltarchaic:demesnesoilearthloamsoddirtclayturftopsoilhumusmarl
   • ▪ ground or soil used as a basis for agriculture: "my family had worked the land for many years"
   • 2. a country: "the valley is one of the most beautiful in the land" Similar countrynationstatenation statefatherlandmotherlandhomelandrealmkingdomempirerepubliccommonwealthprovinceterritorydistrictregionareadomain
   • ▪ a conceptual realm or domain: "you are living in a fantasy land"
   • 3. the space between the rifling grooves in a gun.

   verb

   • 1. put (someone or something) on land from a boat: "the lifeboat landed the survivors safely ashore"
   • ▪ go ashore; disembark: "the marines landed at a small fishing jetty" Similar disembarkreach the shorego ashoredebarkalightget offarriveOpposite embark
   • ▪ bring (a fish) to land, especially with a net or hook: "I landed a scrappy three-pound walleye"
   • ▪ succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of strong competition: informal "she landed the starring role in a new film" Similar obtaingetacquireprocuresecurebe appointed togainnetwinearnachieveattainbagcome bydrawpick upcarry offcatchcapturegrabhookinformal:get/lay one's hands onget hold ofget one's mitts onscoreswingnabcollarpull downblag
   • 2. come down through the air and alight on the ground: "planes landing at the rate of two a minute" Similar touch downalightmake a landingcome in to landcome downcome to restarriveperchsettlecome downcome to restalightbring downmake a landingput downtake downOpposite take offfly off
   • ▪ bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water in a controlled way: "the copilot landed the plane" Similar touch downalightmake a landingcome in to landcome downcome to restarriveOpposite take off
   • ▪ reach the ground after falling or jumping: "he leaped over the fence and landed nimbly on his feet"
   • ▪ (of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown: "the plate landed in her lap"
   • ▪ (of something unpleasant or unexpected) arrive suddenly: informal "there seemed to be more problems than ever landing on her desk this week"
   • 3. inflict (a blow) on someone: informal "I won the fight without landing a single punch" Similar inflictdealdeliveradministerdepositdispensegivecatchmete outinformal:fetch

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land.

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   What does land mean?

   • : an area of the earth usually inclusive of improvements, bodies of water, and natural or man-made objects and extending indefinitely upward and downward compare air right Nglish: Translation of land for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of land for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What does landed mean?

   • 1. to come or bring down from the air upon the land. The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury. 2. to come or bring from the sea on to the land. After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.

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   Is land a solid surface?

   • Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands.

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   Where did the word land come from?

   • The word land derived from the Old English word land, meaning "ground, soil", and "definite portion of the earth's surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries". It evolved from the Proto-Germanic *landą and from the Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- "land, open land, heath".

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   Land definition: 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. See examples of LAND used in a sentence.

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    Definitions of land. noun. the solid part of the earth's surface. “the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land ” synonyms: dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma. see more. noun. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)