land

[ land ]

/ lænd /

noun

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.

an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land.

an area of ground with specific boundaries: to buy land on which to build a house.

rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas: They left the land for the city.

Law.

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.
any legal interest held in land.

Economics. natural resources as a factor of production.

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.

the people of a region or country

Audio. the flat surface between the grooves of a phonograph record.

a realm or domain: the land of the living.

a surface between furrows, as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel.

Scot. a tenement house.

verb (used with object)

to bring to or set on land: to land passengers or goods from a ship; to land an airplane.

to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition: His behavior will land him in jail.

Informal. to catch or capture; gain; win: to land a job.

Angling. to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net.

verb (used without object)

to come to land or shore: The boat lands at Cherbourg.

to go or come ashore from a ship or boat.

to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like: to land on both feet.

to hit or strike the ground, as from a height: The ball landed at the far side of the court.

to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something: The golf ball landed in the lake.

to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes followed by up): to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home.

Verb Phrases

land on, Informal. to reprimand; criticize: His mother landed on him for coming home so late.

Idioms for land

land/fall on one's feet, feet(def 3).

see how the land lies, to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting: You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal. Compare lay of the land.

Origin of land

before 900; Middle English (noun and v.), Old English (noun); cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic land; akin to Irish lann, Welsh llan church (orig. enclosure), Breton lann heath. See lawn¹

OTHER WORDS FROM land

land·like, adjective re·land, verb un·der·land, noun

Words nearby land

lanchow, lanciform, lancinate, lancinating, lancs, land, land agent, land art, land bank, land breeze, land bridge

Definition for land (2 of 3)

Land

[ land ]

/ lænd /

noun

Edwin Herbert,1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.

Definition for land (3 of 3)

-land

a combining form of land: hinterland; lowland.

Example sentences from the Web for land

For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.

How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze |Lizzie Crocker |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It was supposed to land in Singapore at 8:57 a.m. local time.

The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370 |Lennox Samuels |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In this American dream, we are emotionally tied to the people and land of our communities.

Will Texas Stay Texan? |David Fontana |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In its over 1,000-year history, the land has soaked in the blood of millions of people.

Rebranding The Land of Mongol Warriors & Ivan The Terrible |Anna Nemtsova |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Rural churches were deserted, and the connection between the land and the bounty of harvests was gone.

How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas |Clive Irving |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Had that not been the case Bandy-legs could never have fallen down through it to land in the fireplace below.

With Trapper Jim in the North Woods |Lawrence J. Leslie
A slight figure could be seen immediately above the bulwark on the land side.

Lochinvar |S. R. Crockett
Every land is considered with reference to the fatherland, other known lands, the equator, and the poles.

The School System of Norway |David Allen Anderson
It is impossible to determine nicely where the land ends and the sea begins.

In the Heart of Vosges |Matilda Betham-Edwards
Sabbata however traveled not by water, but by land, by way of Hebron and Gaza, probably joining a caravan through the desert.

History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

British Dictionary definitions for land (1 of 3)

land

/ (lænd) /

noun

the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etc Related adjective: terrestrial

ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc
(in combination)land-grabber

rural or agricultural areas as contrasted with urban ones

farming as an occupation or way of life

law

any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it, extending above and below the surface
any hereditament, tenement, or other interest; realty

a country, region, or area
the people of a country, etc

a realm, sphere, or domain

economics the factor of production consisting of all natural resources

the unindented part of a grooved surface, esp one of the ridges inside a rifle bore

how the land lies the prevailing conditions or state of affairs

verb

to transfer (something) or go from a ship or boat to the shore land the cargo

(intr) to come to or touch shore

to come down or bring (something) down to earth after a flight or jump

to come or bring to some point, condition, or state

(tr) angling to retrieve (a hooked fish) from the water

(tr) informal to win or obtain to land a job

(tr) informal to deliver (a blow)

Derived forms of land

landless, adjective landlessness, noun

Word Origin for land

Old English; compare Old Norse, Gothic land, Old High German lant

British Dictionary definitions for land (2 of 3)

Land ¹

/ (lænd) /

noun

Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera

British Dictionary definitions for land (3 of 3)

Land ²

/ German (lant) /

noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)

any of the federal states of Germany
any of the provinces of Austria

Idioms and Phrases with land

land

In addition to the idioms beginning with land

land in
land on
land up

also see:

cloud-cuckoo land
fall (land) on one's feet
fat of the land
la-la land
lay of the land
never-never land

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land

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verb (used without object)

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Definition for land (2 of 3)

noun

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noun

verb

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Word Origin for land

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noun

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noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)

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land

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Verb Phrases

Idioms for land

Origin of land

OTHER WORDS FROM land

Words nearby land

Definition for land (2 of 3)

noun

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noun

verb

Derived forms of land

Word Origin for land

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noun

British Dictionary definitions for land (3 of 3)

noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)

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