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   land

   /land/

   noun

   • 1. the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water: "the reptiles lay their eggs on land" Similar terra firmadry landsolid groundcoastcoastlineshoreOpposite sea
   • ▪ living or travelling on land rather than in water or the air: "a land force"
   • ▪ an area of ground, especially in terms of its ownership or use: "he bought 360 acres of land" 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"
   • ▪ rural areas and the rural way of life: "many people are leaving the land and going to work in the city" Similar the countrysidethe countryrural areasfarmlandagricultural land
   • ▪ an area fenced off for cultivation; a field. South African
   • 2. a country or state: "the valley is one of the most beautiful in the land" Similar countrynationstatenation statefatherlandmotherlandhomelandrealmkingdomempirerepubliccommonwealthprovinceterritorydistrictregionareadomain
   • ▪ a particular sphere of activity or group of people: "the blunt, charmless climate of techno-land"
   • ▪ a conceptual area: "you're 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: "he landed his troops at Hastings"
   • ▪ go ashore; disembark: "the marines landed at a small jetty" Similar disembarkreach the shorego ashoredebarkalightget offarriveOpposite embark
   • ▪ bring (a fish) to land with a net or rod: "he landed 43 on Saturday"
   • ▪ succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of 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 rest on the ground or another surface: "we will shortly be landing at Gatwick" 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 co-pilot landed the plane" Similar touch downalightmake a landingcome in to landcome downcome to restarriveOpposite take off
   • ▪ reach the ground after falling or jumping: "he leapt 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 undesirable or unexpected) arrive suddenly: informal "there were more problems than ever landing on her desk"
   • 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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