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Land

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Definitions for Land

noun
the land on which real estate is located
Examples
  1. he built the house on land leased from the city
noun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
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  1. the land had never been plowed
  2. good agricultural soil
noun
territory over which rule or control is exercised
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Examples
  1. his domain extended into Europe
  2. he made it the law of the land
noun
the solid part of the earth's surface
Synonyms
dry land earth ground solid ground terra firma
Examples
  1. the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
  2. the earth shook for several minutes
  3. he dropped the logs on the ground
noun
the territory occupied by a nation
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Examples
  1. he returned to the land of his birth
  2. he visited several European countries
noun
a domain in which something is dominant
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  1. the untroubled kingdom of reason
  2. a land of make-believe
  3. the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
noun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Synonyms
estate landed estate acres demesne
Examples
  1. the family owned a large estate on Long Island
noun
the people who live in a nation or country
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  1. a statement that sums up the nation's mood
  2. the news was announced to the nation
  3. the whole country worshipped him
noun
a politically organized body of people under a single government
Synonyms
state nation country commonwealth res publica body politic
Examples
  1. the state has elected a new president
  2. African nations
  3. students who had come to the nation's capitol
  4. the country's largest manufacturer
  5. an industrialized land
noun
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
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Din Land Edwin Herbert Land
noun
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
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  1. farming is a strenuous life
  2. there's no work on the land any more
verb
reach or come to rest
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set down
Examples
  1. The bird landed on the highest branch
  2. The plane landed in Istanbul
verb
cause to come to the ground
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put down bring down
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  1. the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
verb
bring into a different state
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  1. this may land you in jail
verb
bring ashore
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  1. The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
verb
deliver (a blow)
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  1. He landed several blows on his opponent's head
verb
arrive on shore
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set ashore shore
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  1. The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
verb
shoot at and force to come down
Synonyms
down shoot down
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  1. the enemy landed several of our aircraft

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