land

land
1. noun
1)

publicly owned land

Syn:
grounds, fields, terrain, territory, open space; property, landholding, acres, acreage, lands, real estate, realty, estate; historical demesne
2)

fertile land

Syn:
soil, earth, loam, topsoil, humus; tillage
3)

many people are leaving the land

Syn:
the countryside, the country, rural areas, farmland, agricultural land
4)

Tunisia is a land of variety

Syn:
country, nation, nation state, state, realm, kingdom, province; region, area, domain
5)

the lookout sighted land to the east

Syn:
terra firma, dry land; coast, coastline, shore
Ant:
sea
2. verb
1)

Canadian troops landed at Juno Beach

Syn:
disembark, go ashore, debark, alight, get off
Ant:
embark
2)

our ship landed at New London

Syn:
dock, moor, berth, put in, anchor, drop anchor
Ant:
set sail
3)

their plane landed in Chicago

Syn:
touch down, make a landing, come in to land, come down
Ant:
take off
4)

a bird landed on the branch

Syn:
perch, settle, come to rest, alight
Ant:
fly off
5) informal

Nick landed the job of editor

Syn:
obtain, get, acquire, secure, be appointed to, gain, net, win, achieve, attain, carry off; informal bag
6) informal

Joanne's drug habit landed her in big trouble

Syn:
bring, lead to, drive to, cause to be in
7) informal

he landed a left hook that staggered Curry

Syn:
inflict, deal, deliver, administer, dispense, score, mete out

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  • land — land …   The Old English to English

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  • Land ho — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Land — /land/, n. Edwin Herbert, 1909 91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera. * * * I In economics, the resource that encompasses the natural resources used in production. In classical economics, the three factors of production… …   Universalium

  • LAND — Le terme allemand das Land , neutre, revêt plusieurs significations. Il désigne la partie du globe terrestre qui n’est pas recouverte de lacs, de mers ni d’océans et permet de faire la distinction entre campagne (das Land) et ville (Stadt ); il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Land — sehen: dem Ziele nahe sein, Aussicht haben, mit einer Sache zu Ende zu kommen. Die Redensart stammt von der Seefahrt. Klaus Groth (1819 99) schreibt in seiner Gedichtsammlung ›Quickborn‹ (Gesammelte Werke I,48): »Geld muss sin Vetter em gebn,… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

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