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land

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A piece of ground, or property like houses and fields

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈlænd

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Definition

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noun

  1. The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

  2. Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.

  3. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

  4. A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

  5. A country or region.

  6. The people who live in a nation or country

verb

  1. intransitive

    To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

  2. intransitive

    To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.

  3. Bring into a different state

    “This may land you in jail.”

  4. intransitiveof a punch

    To connect (to arrive at an intended target).

  5. intransitive

    To come into rest.

  6. transitive

    To acquire; to secure.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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More ways to use land

  • “He built the house on land leased from the city.”noun
  • “The plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land.”noun
  • “He returned to the land of his birth.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Person's

native land

Soil

agricultural land

Other combinations

land useland reformland tenure

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • landingnounInflected form

    An intermediate platform in a staircase.

  • landedadjectiveInflected form

    Owning or consisting of land or real estate.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • landing flapnounCompound term

    A flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing.

  • landing gearnounCompound term

    An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground.

  • landing netnounCompound term

    A bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water.

  • landing partynounCompound term

    A part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore.

  • landing placenounCompound term

    Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.

  • landing skidnounCompound term

    One of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • landownernounRelated term

    A holder or proprietor of land.

  • landscape architecturenounRelated term

    The art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs.

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Synonyms

Sense: to descend to a surface

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