Definition of 'land'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense lands
, present participle landing
, past tense, past participle landed
1. uncountable noun
Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building.
3. singular noun
If you talk about the land, you mean farming and the way of life in farming areas, in contrast to life in the
cities.
4. uncountable noun [oft the NOUN]
Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air.
5. countable noun
6. verb
When someone or something lands, they come down to the ground after moving through the air or falling.
7. verb
When someone lands a plane, ship, or spacecraft, or when it lands, it arrives somewhere after a journey.
8. verb
To land goods somewhere means to unload them there at the end of a journey, especially by ship.
[mainly British]
9. verb
If you land in an unpleasant situation or place or if something lands you in it, something causes you to be in it.
[informal]
10. verb
If someone or something lands you with a difficult situation, they cause you to have to deal with the difficulties involved.
[mainly British, informal] The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense. [VERB noun + with]
11. verb
If something lands somewhere, it arrives there unexpectedly, often causing problems.
[informal]
13. verb
If you land something that is difficult to get and that many people want, you are successful in getting it.
[informal]
Phrasal verbs:
See land up
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land in British English
noun
1.
the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etc
▶ Related adjective: terrestrial2.
a.
ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc
b.
(in combination)
land-grabber
3.
4.
farming as an occupation or way of life
5. law
a.
any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it,
extending above and below the surface
b.
6.
a.
a country, region, or area
b.
the people of a country, etc
10. See how the land lies
verb
12. (intransitive)
to come to or touch shore
13.
to come down or bring (something) down to earth after a flight or jump
14.
to come or bring to some point, condition, or state
16. (transitive) informal
to win or obtain
to land a job
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Derived forms
landless (ˈlandless) adjective
landlessness (ˈlandlessness)
noun
Word origin
Old English; compare Old Norse, Gothic land, Old High German lantWord Frequency
Land in American English
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Word Frequency
land in American English
noun
1.
the solid part of the earth's surface not covered by water
2.
a specific part of the earth's surface
3.
a.
a country, region, etc.
a distant land, one's native land
b.
the inhabitants of such an area; nation's people
6.
rural or farming regions as distinguished from urban regions
to return to the land
7.
that part of a grooved surface which is not indented, as any of the ridges between the grooves in the bore of a rifle
9. Economics
natural resources
verb transitive
10.
to put on shore from a ship or boat
11.
to bring into; cause to enter or end up in a particular place or condition
a fight landed him in jail
12.
to set (an aircraft) down on land or water
13.
to draw successfully onto land or into a boat; catch
to land a fish
14. Informal
to get, win, or secure
to land a job
15. Informal
to deliver (a blow)
verb intransitive
16.
to leave a ship or boat and go on shore; disembark
17.
to come to a port or to shore
said of a ship18.
to arrive at a specified place; end up
19.
to alight or come to rest, as after a flight, jump, or fall
Idioms:
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Word origin
ME < OE, akin to OHG lant < IE base *lendh-, unoccupied land, heath, steppe > Bret lann, heath (> Fr lande, moor), Welsh llan, enclosure, yard
Word Frequency
land in American English
(lænd)
noun
1.
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
Land was sighted from the crow's nest
2.
an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition
arable land
4.
rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas
They left the land for the city
5. Law
a.
any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand
b.
any legal interest held in land
6. Economics
natural resources as a factor of production
7.
a part of the surface of the earth marked off by natural or political boundaries or
the like; a region or country
They came from many lands
8.
the people of a region or country
10.
a realm or domain
the land of the living
12. Scot
a tenement house
13. See see how the land lies
transitive verb
14.
to bring to or set on land
to land passengers or goods from a ship
to land an airplane
15.
to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition
His behavior will land him in jail
intransitive verb
18.
to come to land or shore
The boat lands at Cherbourg
19.
to go or come ashore from a ship or boat
20.
to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like
to land on both feet
21.
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height
The ball landed at the far side of the court
22.
to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something
The golf ball landed in the lake
23. (sometimes fol. by up)
to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition
to land in trouble
to land up 40 miles from home
24. See land on
25. See land on one's feet
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Derived forms
landlike adjective
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME (n. and v.), OE (n.); c. D, G, ON, Goth land; akin to Ir lann, Welsh llan church (orig. enclosure), Breton lann heath. See lawn1]Word Frequency
-land in American English
suffix
a combining form of land
hinterland
lowland
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land
- American English: land /ˈlænd/
- Arabic: أَرْضٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: terra
- Chinese: 土地
- Croatian: zemlja
- Czech: pevnina
- Danish: land jordstykke
- Dutch: land terrein
- European Spanish: tierra terreno
- Finnish: maa
- French: terre parcelle
- German: Land Grundbesitz
- Greek: ξηρά
- Italian: terreno
- Japanese: 陸
- Korean: 땅
- Norwegian: land
- Polish: ląd
- European Portuguese: terra
- Romanian: pământ
- Russian: земля
- Latin American Spanish: tierra terreno
- Swedish: mark
- Thai: ที่ดิน
- Turkish: kara coğrafya
- Ukrainian: земля
- Vietnamese: đất
British English: land
/lænd/ VERB
When something lands, it comes down to the ground after moving through the air.
The ball landed in the middle of the road.
- American English: land /ˈlænd/
- Arabic: يَهْبِطُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: pousar
- Chinese: 着陆
- Croatian: sletjeti
- Czech: přistát
- Danish: lande
- Dutch: landen
- European Spanish: aterrizar
- Finnish: laskeutua lentokone tms.
- French: atterrir
- German: landen
- Greek: προσγειώνω
- Italian: atterrare
- Japanese: 着陸する
- Korean: 육지에 닿다
- Norwegian: lande
- Polish: wylądować
- European Portuguese: aterrar
- Romanian: a ateriza
- Russian: приземляться
- Latin American Spanish: aterrizar
- Swedish: landa
- Thai: นำร่อนลง
- Turkish: iniş yapmak
- Ukrainian: приземлятися
- Vietnamese: đáp xuống
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