landlocked

[ land-lokt ]

/ ˈlændˌlɒkt /

shut in completely, or almost completely, by land: a landlocked bay.

having no direct access to the sea: a landlocked country.

living in waters shut off from the sea, as some fish.

Origin of landlocked

First recorded in 1615–25; land + lock¹ + -ed²

Flat, forested, and landlocked between Poland, Ukraine and Russia, it had never truly known national autonomy.

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An armada of sand crabs hefting a landlocked ship on their backs.

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The name of the landlocked central Asian republic doesn't roll off the tongue.

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The wind was blowing from the north in mild squalls, and the Dazzler cut noiselessly through the landlocked water.

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Two weeks elapsed before all the vessels were safe within the landlocked sound.

The Naval History of the United States |Willis J. Abbot.
As the water receded, the finny tribe proper imprisoned in the landlocked bodies became more and more crowded.

The Black Phantom |Leo Edward Miller
In a landlocked harbour such as Dartmouth very fierce squalls may come down if the wind rises suddenly.

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From the windows one gained a superb view of the rippling waters of the landlocked harbour and of the undulating country beyond.

The Fortunate Isles |Mary Stuart Boyd

landlocked

/ (ˈlændˌlɒkt) /

(of a country) completely surrounded by land

(esp of lakes) completely or almost completely surrounded by land

(esp of certain salmon) living in fresh water that is permanently isolated from the sea