land
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 mines Princess Diana devoted much of her life campaigning the ban of land mines.
- Suburbs keep sprawling, highways keep gobbling up land, vacation resorts keep paving over waterfront acreage, often with no respect for the best long-term use of land.
- Despite the real estate boom, towns across America's heartland are giving acreage away.