- Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land Camera
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Land /lænd/ n
Land German: /lant/ n ( pl Länder /ˈlɛndər/)
- any of the federal states of Germany
- any of the provinces of Austria
land /lænd/USA pronunciation
n.
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Geography[uncountable] any part of the earth's surface, as a continent or an island, not covered by a body of water.
- an area of ground with reference to its nature:[uncountable]land good for farming.
- an area of ground with specific boundaries:[uncountable]to buy land in Florida.
- rural or farming areas (contrasted with urban areas):[uncountable]They left the land for the city.
- Lawany part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything connected to it:[countable]You're on his lands.
- a region or country:[countable]Immigrants came from many lands.
- realm or domain;
world:still in the land of the living.
v.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto (cause to) come to land or shore: [no object]The boat lands at Cherbourg.[~ + object]We managed to land the boat at the shoreline.
- to go or come ashore from a ship or boat:[no object]The Pilgrims landed in 1620.
- to (cause to) come down upon or strike a surface: [no object]The plane landed on time.[~ + object]The pilot managed to land the crippled plane.
- to (cause to) arrive or come in a particular place, position, or condition: [~ + object]His behavior will land him in jail.[no object]to land in trouble.
- Informal Termsto catch or capture;
gain;
win:[~ + object]to land a high-paying job. - Sport[~ + object] to bring (a fish) onto land or into a boat, as with rod and reel.
land
(land),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
v.i.
land′like′, adj.
Land (land),USA pronunciation n.
-land,
- 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.
- Lawany legal interest held in land.
- Business[Econ.]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
- Sound Reproduction[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.
- Scottish Termsa tenement house.
- Idioms 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.Cf. lay of the land.
v.t.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto 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 Termsto catch or capture;
gain;
win:to land a job. - Sport[Angling.]to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net.
v.i.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto 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 fol. by up):to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home.
- Informal Terms land on, to reprimand;
criticize:His mother landed on him for coming home so late. - Idioms land on one's feet. See foot (def. 27).
- bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal and verb, verbal), Old English (noun, nominal); cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic land; akin to Irish lann, Welsh llan church (origin, originally enclosure), Breton lann heath. See lawn1
Land (land),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
-land,
- a combining form of land: hinterland;
lowland.
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land /lænd/ n
- the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etcRelated adjective(s): terrestrial
- ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc
- rural or agricultural areas as contrasted with urban ones
- farming as an occupation or way of life
- any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it, extending above and below the surface
- a country, region, or area
- the people of a country, etc
- the factor of production consisting of all natural resources
- to transfer (something) or go from a ship or boat to the shore: land the cargo
- (intransitive) 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
- (transitive) to retrieve (a hooked fish) from the water
- (transitive) informal to win or obtain: to land a job
- (transitive) informal to deliver (a blow)
'Land' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abatement
- access land
- accession
- acre
- acreage
- action
- adjoin
- admeasure
- Admiralty Range
- afforest
- aftermath
- agrarian
- agriculture
- agronomy
- agronomics
- Alexander I Island
- alight
- allotment
- alluvion
- Amazonia
- amphibian
- amphibious
- Amundsen Sea
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Aotearoa
- appanage
- arable
- Ark
- army
- Arnhem Land
- around
- arrive
- ashore
- attorn
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- back country
- balk
- ballot
- Barents Sea
- baron
- barren
- base
- battle-axe block
- benefice
- Berry
- Beulah
- black nightshade
- Blighty
- block
- body