land
27 ENTRIES FOUND:
- land (noun)
- land (verb)
- landed (adjective)
- landing (noun)
- landing craft (noun)
- landing field (noun)
- landing gear (noun)
- landing strip (noun)
- land mine (noun)
- cloud–cuckoo–land (noun)
- crash–land (verb)
- dry land (noun)
- Holy Land (noun)
- la–la land (noun)
- lay of the land (noun)
- lie of the land (noun)
- never–never land (noun)
- no–man's–land (noun)
- Promised Land (noun)
- public land (noun)
- soft landing (noun)
- fat (noun)
- honey (noun)
- lap (noun)
- lie (verb)
- living (noun)
- milk (noun)
plural
lands
plural
lands
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAND
1
[noncount]
:
the solid part of the surface of the Earth
:
an area of ground
— often used before another noun
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see also dry land, lay of the land, wetland
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arid/fertile/flat land
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the land along the highway
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The land stretched as far as you could see.
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They cleared some land to grow crops.
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After two days of sailing, we were miles from land.
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They invaded the country by land and by sea.
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land animals [=animals that live on land]
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a total land area of two miles
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a land battle/war [=a battle/war fought on the ground rather than at sea or in the air]
2
:
an area of the earth's solid surface that is owned by someone
— often used before another noun
[noncount]
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They own land in Alaska.
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They bought some land and built a house.
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a piece/plot of land
[plural]
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His lands extend as far as the eye can see.
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land development/ownership/prices
3
[count]
:
a country or nation
— sometimes used figuratively
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see also dreamland, la-la land, never-never land, no-man's land, promised land
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He was the most powerful politician in the land.
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foreign lands
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the lands of/in the Far East
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He always remained loyal to his native land. [=the country in which he was born]
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America, the land of opportunity
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in the land [=realm] of dreams
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a land of illusion
4
the land
:
land in the countryside that is thought of as providing a simple and good way of living
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He wanted to move/get back to the land.
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people who are living off the land [=getting food by farming, hunting, etc.]
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farmers working the land [=planting and growing crops]
how the land lies
chiefly British
:
the true facts about a situation
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Let's see how the land lies before we make any decisions.
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We don't know how the land lies.
in the land of the living
informalland of milk and honey
:
a place where there is plenty of food and money and life is very easy
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Many immigrants thought that America was a land of milk and honey.
live off/on the fat of the land
2
land
/ˈlænd/
verb
lands;
landed;
landing
2
land
/ˈlænd/
verb
lands;
landed;
landing
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAND
1
a
[no object]
:
to return to the ground or another surface after a flight
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The plane landed on the runway.
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We watched the seaplanes landing on the water.
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The bird landed in a tree.
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A butterfly landed on the flower.
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Our flight was scheduled to land in Pittsburgh at 4:00.
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It was raining heavily at the airport when we landed.
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The plane landed safely.
b
[+ object]
:
to cause (an airplane, helicopter, etc.) to return to the ground or another surface after a flight
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The pilot was able to land the plane on the runway.
2
a
[no object]
:
to hit or come to a surface after falling or moving through the air
— sometimes used figuratively
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I fell and landed on my shoulder. [=my shoulder hit the ground when I fell]
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He tripped and his plate landed on the floor. [=his plate fell to the floor]
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The golf ball landed in the trees.
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I could not see where the ball landed.
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The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
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He lost his job but landed on his feet [=ended up in a good situation] when he was hired by another company just a few days later.
b
[+ object]
sports
:
to complete (a jump or other athletic movement) by landing on your feet
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The skater landed all her jumps.
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He landed his dismount from the parallel bars perfectly.
3
a
[+ object]
:
to cause (someone) to be in a specified place or situation
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The injury landed her in the hospital.
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His carelessness is going to land him in trouble.
b
[no object]
:
to reach or come to a place or situation that was not planned or expected
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He landed (up) in jail. [=he ended up in jail]
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She took the wrong subway and landed on the other side of town.
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The team landed in first place.
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Another memo from the boss landed on my desk [=came to my desk] today.
4
[+ object]
:
to succeed in getting (something)
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He landed the job.
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The salesman landed the order.
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She landed the lead part in the play.
5
a
[+ object]
:
to put (someone or something) onto the shore from a ship or boat
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The boat landed him close to the beach.
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The boat landed its cargo close to the beach.
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These craft are designed for landing troops and equipment.
b
[no object]
:
to go onto the shore from a ship or boat
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The troops landed on the island.
c
[no object]
of a ship or boat or its passengers
:
to reach the shore
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Will the cruise ship land [=arrive] on schedule?
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The boat landed at dusk.
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There was nowhere for the boat to land.
6
[+ object]
:
to catch and bring in (a fish)
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Farther down the stream he landed a trout.
7
[+ object]
:
to hit someone with (a punch, blow, etc.)
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During the fight he never landed a punch.
land in your lap
land with
[phrasal verb]
land (someone) with (something or someone)
British, informal
:
to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)
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I always get landed with the washing-up.
