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land(noun)

the land on which real estate is located

"he built the house on land leased from the city"

land, ground, soil(noun)

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"; "good agricultural soil"

domain, demesne, land(noun)

territory over which rule or control is exercised

"his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma(noun)

the solid part of the earth's surface

"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"

country, state, land(noun)

the territory occupied by a nation

"he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

kingdom, land, realm(noun)

a domain in which something is dominant

"the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne(noun)

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

"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

nation, land, country(noun)

the people who live in a nation or country

"a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"

state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic(noun)

a politically organized body of people under a single government

"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"

Land, Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land(noun)

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

farming, land(verb)

agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

"farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"

land, set down(verb)

reach or come to rest

"The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"

land, put down, bring down(verb)

cause to come to the ground

"the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

bring, land(verb)

bring into a different state

"this may land you in jail"

land(verb)

bring ashore

"The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"

land(verb)

deliver (a blow)

"He landed several blows on his opponent's head"

land, set ashore, shore(verb)

arrive on shore

"The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"

down, shoot down, land(verb)

shoot at and force to come down

"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government

the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrant's unconscionable cruelties

a broad geographical area

the land to the west was said to have incredibly rich soil and plentiful water

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air

it's always good to be back on dry land after a long boat ride

to stop at or near a place along the shore

the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay

to get to a destination

we landed at the hotel just before midnight

to go ashore from a ship

the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda

to come to rest after descending from the air

our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away

to receive as return for effort

because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass

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