lappet moth
- n medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
lander
- n a town in central Wyoming
- n a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
lanchow
- n the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
landau
- n Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
- n a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
landed estate
- n extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land
- n the land on which real estate is located
he built the house on land leased from the city - n material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
the land had never been plowed - n territory over which rule or control is exercised
he made it the law of the land - n the solid part of the earth's surface
the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land - n the territory occupied by a nation
he returned to the land of his birth - n a domain in which something is dominant
a land of make-believe - n extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
the family owned a large estate on Long Island - n the people who live in a nation or country
- n a politically organized body of people under a single government
an industrialized land - n United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
- n agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
there's no work on the land any more - v reach or come to rest
The bird landed on the highest branch
The plane landed in Istanbul - v cause to come to the ground
the pilot managed to land the airplane safely - v bring into a different state
this may land you in jail - v bring ashore
The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island - v deliver (a blow)
He landed several blows on his opponent's head - v arrive on shore
The ship landed in Pearl Harbor - v shoot at and force to come down
the enemy landed several of our aircraft
land-office business
- n very large and profitable volume of commercial activity
land agent
- n a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
- n a person who administers a landed estate
land area
- n an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
land mile
- n a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
land mine
- n an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
land of enchantment
- n a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
land of opportunity
- n a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War