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| land [ land ] |
noun (plural lands) |
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1. solid earth: the solid part of the Earth's surface not covered by a body of water
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2. part of earth: a part of the Earth's surface of a particular kind or that is used for a particular purpose
  low-lying land
agricultural land
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3. countryside: ground used for agriculture, or rural or agricultural areas as distinguished from villages, towns, or cities
He had worked on the land all his life.
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4. owned ground: an area of ground that somebody owns
public land
What are you doing on my land?
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5. homeland: a territory, country, or nation inhabited by those who regard it as their home
her native land
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6. imagined place: an imagined place
She's living in the land of make-believe.
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7. smooth parts of grooved area: the unindented parts of a grooved surface, e.g. a ridge between grooves in the bore of a rifle
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8. unfurrowed soil: the parts of the ground between furrows in a plowed field
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verb (past and past participle land·ed, present participle land·ing, 3rd person present singular lands) |
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1. intransitive verb arrive by plane: to arrive by aircraft
We land at 8:43.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb set down aircraft: to come down onto solid ground or water, or bring an aircraft down onto solid ground or water, especially at an airport
The Baltimore plane landed five minutes ago.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb go or put something ashore: to arrive on shore from a ship, or put something ashore from a ship
We decided to land and explore the port.
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4. intransitive verb come down through air: to come down from a height
The ball shot up and landed on the roof.
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5. transitive verb obtain something: to win, obtain, secure, or be awarded something desired
He finally landed the job he wanted.
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6. transitive verb strike blow: to deliver a blow that hits somebody or something
She landed a blow on his head.
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7. transitive and intransitive verb end up somewhere unpleasant: to end up in an undesirable place or situation, or cause somebody or something to end up in an undesirable place or situation
It could land him in jail.
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8. intransitive verb appear unexpectedly: to appear in an undesired and unexpected way
One problem after another landed in our lap.
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9. transitive verb catch and bring in fish: to catch a fish and get it onto a boat or solid ground
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| [ Old English, < Germanic, "particular (enclosed) area"] |
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back to the land relating to moving from a city to a rural area and taking up a simple life
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be in the land of the living to be alive or awake (humorous)
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find out or see how the land lies to assess a situation before taking action
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