land

Definition of Land in English :

Noun

1. land

the land on which real estate is located

Example Sentences:
'he built the house on land leased from the city'

2. ground, land, soil

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

Example Sentences:
'the land had never been plowed'
'good agricultural soil'

ground
soil

3. demesne, domain, land

territory over which rule or control is exercised

Example Sentences:
'his domain extended into Europe'
'he made it the law of the land'

4. dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma

the solid part of the earth's surface

Example Sentences:
'the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land'
'the earth shook for several minutes'
'he dropped the logs on the ground'

5. country, land, state

the territory occupied by a nation

Example Sentences:
'he returned to the land of his birth'
'he visited several European countries'

6. kingdom, land, realm

a domain in which something is dominant

Example Sentences:
'the untroubled kingdom of reason'
'a land of make-believe'
'the rise of the realm of cotton in the south'

7. acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

Example Sentences:
'the family owned a large estate on Long Island'

8. country, land, nation

the people who live in a nation or country

Example Sentences:
'a statement that sums up the nation's mood'
'the news was announced to the nation'
'the whole country worshipped him'

9. body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state

a politically organized body of people under a single government

Example Sentences:
'the state has elected a new president'
'African nations'
'students who had come to the nation's capitol'
'the country's largest manufacturer'
'an industrialized land'

10. din land, edwin herbert land, land

United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)

11. farming, land

agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

Example Sentences:
'farming is a strenuous life'
'there's no work on the land any more'

farming

Verb

12. land, set down

reach or come to rest

Example Sentences:
'The bird landed on the highest branch'
'The plane landed in Istanbul'

set down

13. bring down, land, put down

cause to come to the ground

Example Sentences:
'the pilot managed to land the airplane safely'

14. bring, land

bring into a different state

Example Sentences:
'this may land you in jail'

bring

15. land

bring ashore

Example Sentences:
'The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island'

16. land

deliver (a blow)

Example Sentences:
'He landed several blows on his opponent's head'

17. land, set ashore, shore

arrive on shore

Example Sentences:
'The ship landed in Pearl Harbor'

18. down, land, shoot down

shoot at and force to come down

Example Sentences:
'the enemy landed several of our aircraft'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Land

see synonyms of land

noun

the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etc

▶ Related adjective: terrestrial

ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc

(in combination)

land-grabber

rural or agricultural areas as contrasted with urban ones

farming as an occupation or way of life

5. law

any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it, extending above and below the surface

any hereditament, tenement, or other interest; realty

a country, region, or area

the people of a country, etc

a realm, sphere, or domain

8. economics

the factor of production consisting of all natural resources

the unindented part of a grooved surface, esp one of the ridges inside a rifle bore

10. how the land lies

verb

11.

to transfer (something) or go from a ship or boat to the shore

land the cargo

12. (intransitive)

to come to or touch shore

13.

to come down or bring (something) down to earth after a flight or jump

14.

to come or bring to some point, condition, or state

15. (transitive) angling

to retrieve (a hooked fish) from the water

16. (transitive) informal

to win or obtain

to land a job

17. (transitive) informal

to deliver (a blow)

noun

Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera

nounWord forms: plural Länder (ˈlɛndər )

any of the federal states of Germany

any of the provinces of Austria

Land

see synonyms of land

Edwin Herbert1909-91; U.S. physicist, inventor, & industrialist

noun

the solid part of the earth's surface not covered by water

a specific part of the earth's surface

a country, region, etc.

a distant land, one's native land

the inhabitants of such an area; nation's people

ground or soil in terms of its quality, location, etc.

rich land, high land

ground considered as property; estate

to invest in land

b. [pl.]

specific holdings in land

rural or farming regions as distinguished from urban regions

to return to the land

that part of a grooved surface which is not indented, as any of the ridges between the grooves in the bore of a rifle

8. US

the Lord

a euphemism

for land's sake!

9. Economics

natural resources

verb transitive

10.

to put on shore from a ship or boat

11.

to bring into; cause to enter or end up in a particular place or condition

a fight landed him in jail

12.

to set (an aircraft) down on land or water

13.

to draw successfully onto land or into a boat; catch

to land a fish

14. Informal

to get, win, or secure

to land a job

15. Informal

to deliver (a blow)

verb intransitive

16.

to leave a ship or boat and go on shore; disembark

17.

to come to a port or to shore

said of a ship

18.

to arrive at a specified place; end up

19.

to alight or come to rest, as after a flight, jump, or fall

Land

see synonyms of land

1. The solid ground of the earth.

a. Ground or soil: tilled the land.

b. A topographically or functionally distinct tract: desert land; prime building land.

a. A nation; a country.

b. The people of a nation, district, or region.

c. lands Territorial possessions or property.

4. Public or private landed property; real estate.

5. Law The solid material of the earth as well as the natural and manmade things attached to it and the rights and interests associated with it.

a. An agricultural or farming area: wanted to buy a house on the land.

b. Farming considered as a way of life.

7. An area or realm: the land of make-believe; the land of television.

8. The raised portion of a grooved surface, as on a phonograph record.

v. land·ed, land·ing, lands

v.tr.

a. To bring to and unload on land: land cargo.

b. To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface: land an airplane smoothly; land a seaplane on a lake.

2. Informal To cause to arrive in a place or condition: Civil disobedience will land you in jail.

a. To catch and pull in (a fish): landed a big catfish.

b. Informal To win; secure: land a big contract.

4. Informal To deliver: landed a blow on his opponent's head.

v.intr.

a. To come to shore: landed against the current with great difficulty.

b. To disembark: landed at a crowded dock.

2. To descend toward and settle onto the ground or another surface: The helicopter has landed.

3. Informal To arrive in a place or condition: landed at the theater too late for the opening curtain; landed in trouble for being late.

4. To come to rest in a certain way or place: slipped and landed on his shoulder.

American inventor who developed (1932) the light-polarizing plastic film called Polaroid and incorporated it into sunglass lenses and photographic filters. He also invented the one-step photographic process (1947).

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