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land /lænd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[land] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
2.
an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land.
3.
an area of ground with specific boundaries: to buy land on which to build a house.
4.
rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas: They left the land for the city.
5.
Law.
a.
any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand.
b.
any legal interest held in land.
6.
Economics. natural resources as a factor of production.
7.
a part of the surface of the earth marked off by natural or political boundaries or the like; a region or country: They came from many lands.
8.
the people of a region or country
9.
Audio. the flat surface between the grooves of a phonograph record.
10.
a realm or domain: the land of the living.
11.
a surface between furrows, as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel.
12.
Scot. a tenement house. –verb (used with object)
13.
to bring to or set on land: to land passengers or goods from a ship; to land an airplane.
14.
to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition: His behavior will land him in jail.
15.
Informal. to catch or capture; gain; win: to land a job.
16.
Angling. to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net. –verb (used without object)
17.
to come to land or shore: The boat lands at Cherbourg.
18.
to go or come ashore from a ship or boat.
19.
to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like: to land on both feet.
20.
to hit or strike the ground, as from a height: The ball landed at the far side of the court.
21.
to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something: The golf ball landed in the lake.
22.
to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes fol. by up): to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home. —Verb phrase
23.
land on, Informal. to reprimand; criticize: His mother landed on him for coming home so late. —Idioms
24.
land on one's feet. foot (def. 40).
25.
see how the land lies, to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting: You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal. Compare lay of the land.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME (n. and v.), OE (n.); c. D, G, ON, Goth land; akin to Ir lann, Welsh llan church (orig. enclosure), Breton lann heath. See lawn1] —Related forms
landlike, adjective
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Land /lænd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[land] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
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land (lānd) Pronunciation Key n.
The solid ground of the earth.
Ground or soil: tilled the land.
A topographically or functionally distinct tract: desert land; prime building land.
A nation; a country.
The people of a nation, district, or region.
lands Territorial possessions or property.
A tract that may be owned, together with everything growing or constructed on it.
A landed estate.
An agricultural or farming area: wanted to buy a house on the land.
Farming considered as a way of life: "The 'back to the land movement' began a couple years ago at the peak of South Korea's economic development and has roots in environmentalism and Buddhist philosophy." (Michael Baker).
A nation; a country.
The people of a nation, district, or region.
lands Territorial possessions or property.
A tract that may be owned, together with everything growing or constructed on it.
A landed estate.
An agricultural or farming area: wanted to buy a house on the land.
Farming considered as a way of life: "The 'back to the land movement' began a couple years ago at the peak of South Korea's economic development and has roots in environmentalism and Buddhist philosophy." (Michael Baker).
Public or private landed property; real estate.
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A tract that may be owned, together with everything growing or constructed on it.
A landed estate.
An agricultural or farming area: wanted to buy a house on the land.
Farming considered as a way of life: "The 'back to the land movement' began a couple years ago at the peak of South Korea's economic development and has roots in environmentalism and Buddhist philosophy." (Michael Baker).
An agricultural or farming area: wanted to buy a house on the land.
Farming considered as a way of life: "The 'back to the land movement' began a couple years ago at the peak of South Korea's economic development and has roots in environmentalism and Buddhist philosophy." (Michael Baker).
An area or realm: the land of make-believe; the land of television.
The raised portion of a grooved surface, as on a phonograph record. v. land·ed, land·ing, lands v. tr.
To bring to and unload on land: land cargo.
To set (a vehicle) down on land or another surface: land an airplane smoothly; land a seaplane on a lake.
To catch and pull in (a fish): landed a big catfish.
Informal To win; secure: land a big contract.
Informal To cause to arrive in a place or condition: Civil disobedience will land you in jail.
To catch and pull in (a fish): landed a big catfish.
Informal To win; secure: land a big contract.
Informal To deliver: landed a blow on his opponent's head. v. intr.
To come to shore: landed against the current with great difficulty.
To disembark: landed at a crowded dock.
To descend toward and settle onto the ground or another surface: The helicopter has landed.
Informal To arrive in a place or condition: landed at the theater too late for the opening curtain; landed in trouble for being late.
To come to rest in a certain way or place: slipped and landed on his shoulder. [Middle English, from Old English; see lendh- in Indo-European roots.] (Download Now or Buy the Book)
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Land (lānd) Pronunciation Key American inventor who developed (1932) the light-polarizing plastic film called Polaroid and incorporated it into lenses for cameras and sunglasses. He also invented the one-step photographic process (1947). (Download Now or Buy the Book)
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O.E. land, lond, "ground, soil," also "definite portion of the earth's surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries," from P.Gmc. *landom (cf. O.N., O.Fris. Du., Ger., Goth. land), from PIE *lendh- "land, heath" (cf. O.Ir. land, Middle Welsh llan "an open space," Welsh llan "enclosure, church," Breton lann "heath," source of Fr. lande; O.C.S. ledina "waste land, heath," Czech lada "fallow land"). Etymological evidence and Goth. use indicates the original sense was "a definite portion of the earth's surface owned by an individual or home of a nation." Meaning early extended to "solid surface of the earth," which had been the sense of the root of Mod.Eng. earth. Original sense of land in Eng. is now mostly found under country. Landlocked is first attested 1622. Landlord in modern usage first recorded 1419; landlady is from 1536. To take the lay of the land is a nautical expression. Landed "possessed of land" is late O.E. gelandod. In the Amer.Eng. exclamation land's sakes (1846) land is a euphemism for Lord.
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"to bring to land," c.1300, from land (n.). Originally of ships; of fish, in the angling sense, from 1613; hence fig. sense of "to obtain" (a job, etc.), first recorded 1854. Of aircraft, attested from 1916. Landing for boats is from 1609; of stairs, first attested 1789. Landfall "sighting of land" (1627) is from fall in the sense of "happen."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas HarperOnline Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This land (v.2)
"to make contact, to hit home" (of a punch, etc.), altered from lend in a playful sense.
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land
noun
1.
the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
2.
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"
3.
territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: domain]
4.
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"
5.
the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: country]
6.
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" [syn: kingdom]
7.
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate]
8.
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" [syn: nation]
9.
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" [syn: state]
10.
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
11.
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" [syn: farming]
verb
1.
reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
2.
cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
3.
bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: bring]
4.
bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
5.
deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
6.
arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
7.
shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" [syn: down]
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land
In addition to the idioms beginning with land, also see cloud-cuckoo land; fall (land) on one's feet; fat of the land; la-la land; lay of the land; never-never land.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This land1 [lӕnd] noun
the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the seaExample: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.
Arabic:
أرْض
Chinese (Simplified):
陆地
Chinese (Traditional):
陸地
Czech:
pevnina
Danish:
land
Dutch:
vasteland
Estonian:
maa
Finnish:
maa
French:
terre
German:
das Land
Greek:
ξηρά, στεριά
Hungarian:
föld
Icelandic:
land
Indonesian:
daratan
Italian:
terra
Japanese:
陸地
Korean:
육지
Latvian:
zeme; sauszeme; cietzeme
Lithuanian:
sausuma, žemė
Norwegian:
land
Polish:
ląd
Portuguese (Brazil):
terra
Portuguese (Portugal):
terra
Romanian:
pă­mânt
Russian:
суша
Slovak:
pevnina
Slovenian:
kopno
Spanish:
tierra
Swedish:
land
Turkish:
kara
land2 [lӕnd] noun
a countryExample: foreign lands
Arabic:
بِلاد
Chinese (Simplified):
国家
Chinese (Traditional):
國家
Czech:
země
Danish:
land
Dutch:
land
Estonian:
maa
Finnish:
maa
French:
pays
German:
das Land
Greek:
χώρα
Hungarian:
ország
Icelandic:
land, ríki
Indonesian:
negeri
Italian:
paese, terra
Japanese:
国
Korean:
나라
Latvian:
zeme; valsts
Lithuanian:
kraštas, šalis
Norwegian:
land, rike
Polish:
kraina
Portuguese (Brazil):
terra
Portuguese (Portugal):
terra
Romanian:
ţară
Russian:
страна
Slovak:
zem
Slovenian:
dežela
Spanish:
tierra
Swedish:
land
Turkish:
ülke, memleket
land3 [lӕnd] noun
the ground or soilExample: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.
Arabic:
تُرْبَه، تُراب
Chinese (Simplified):
土地
Chinese (Traditional):
土地
Czech:
půda, pozemek
Danish:
jord
Dutch:
grond
Estonian:
maa
Finnish:
maa
French:
terre
German:
das Land
Greek:
έδαφος, γη
Hungarian:
talaj
Icelandic:
landareign
Indonesian:
tanah
Italian:
terreno
Japanese:
土地
Korean:
땅
Latvian:
zeme; augsne
Lithuanian:
žemė, dirva
Norwegian:
jord
Polish:
ziemia
Portuguese (Brazil):
terra
Portuguese (Portugal):
terreno
Romanian:
pă­mânt
Russian:
почва
Slovak:
pôda
Slovenian:
zemlja
Spanish:
terreno, tierras
Swedish:
mark, jord
Turkish:
arazi, toprak
land4 [lӕnd] noun
an estateExample: He owns land/lands in Scotland.
Arabic:
عَقار
Chinese (Simplified):
地产
Chinese (Traditional):
地產
Czech:
(velko)statek
Danish:
land; jord
Dutch:
grond
Estonian:
maa
Finnish:
maa, maaomaisuus
French:
terrain, terre(s)
German:
das Land
Greek:
κτήμα
Hungarian:
föld(birtok)
Icelandic:
jarðareign
Indonesian:
tanah
Italian:
terra, terreno
Japanese:
地所
Korean:
토지
Latvian:
zemesgabals; gruntsgabals
Lithuanian:
žemė
Norwegian:
land-, *jordeiendom
Polish:
ziemia
Portuguese (Brazil):
terras
Portuguese (Portugal):
terras
Romanian:
teren, pământ(uri)
Russian:
земельное владение
Slovak:
(poľnohospodársky) pozemok
Slovenian:
zemljišče
Spanish:
tierras
Swedish:
land, jordegendomar
Turkish:
arazi, yer, toprak
land1 [lӕnd] verb
to come or bring down from the air upon the landExample: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.
Arabic:
تَهْبِط الطائِرَه
Chinese (Simplified):
着陆
Chinese (Traditional):
著陸
Czech:
přistát
Danish:
lande
Dutch:
(doen) landen
Estonian:
maanduma
Finnish:
laskeutua
French:
(faire) atterrir
German:
landen
Greek:
προσγειώνω, προσγειώνομαι, προσεδαφίζω, προσεδαφίζομα
Hungarian:
leszáll
Icelandic:
lenda
Indonesian:
mendaratkan
Italian:
atterrare, far atterrare*
Japanese:
着陸する
Korean:
상륙하다; 상륙시키다
Latvian:
nolaisties; piezemēties
Lithuanian:
nusileisti, nukristi, nutupdyti
Norwegian:
lande
Polish:
lądować
Portuguese (Brazil):
aterrissar
Portuguese (Portugal):
aterrar
Romanian:
a ate­riza
Russian:
приземлиться
Slovak:
pristáť
Slovenian:
pristati
Spanish:
aterrizar
Swedish:
landa
Turkish:
in(dir)mek
land2 [lӕnd] verb
to come or bring from the sea on to the landExample: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.
Arabic:
يَرسو
Chinese (Simplified):
登陆
Chinese (Traditional):
登陸
Czech:
přistát; vylovit (na břeh)
Danish:
lande; fange
Dutch:
aan land gaan, *zetten
Estonian:
maabuma, kuivale tõmbama
Finnish:
nousta maihin
French:
débarquer; amener à terre
German:
landen
Greek:
αποβιβάζομαι, βγάζω στη στεριά
Hungarian:
partra száll v. tesz
Icelandic:
lenda; landa
Indonesian:
mendarat
Italian:
sbarcare; tirare a riva*
Japanese:
上陸する
Korean:
양륙하다; 육지에 닿다
Latvian:
piestāt, *izcelt krastā
Lithuanian:
išlipti, *ištraukti į krantą
Norwegian:
gå i land, landsette
Polish:
dobić do brzegu, wydobyć na brzeg
Portuguese (Brazil):
desembarcar, aterrar, ancorar
Portuguese (Portugal):
pôr(-se) em terra
Romanian:
a debarca; a aduce pe uscat
Russian:
высаживать(ся), выгружать на берег
Slovak:
pristáť; vyloviť (na breh)
Slovenian:
pristati, potegniti na obalo
Spanish:
desembarcar
Swedish:
landa, lägga till, dra upp
Turkish:
karaya çık(ar)mak, *ayak basmak
land3 [lӕnd] verb
to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situationExample: Don't drive so fast — you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!
Arabic:
يوصِلُ
Chinese (Simplified):
使陷入
Chinese (Traditional):
使陷入
Czech:
dostat (se)
Danish:
ende; havne
Dutch:
(doen) belanden
Estonian:
(millegagi) lõpetama
Finnish:
päätyä
French:
se retrouver
German:
in Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen
Greek:
μπλέκω, καταλήγω
Hungarian:
vmilyen helyzetbe jut(tat vkit), "kiköt" vhol
Icelandic:
koma (sér) í
Indonesian:
berakhir
Italian:
finire, ritrovarsi
Japanese:
～に行着く
Korean:
(곤경에) 빠지다; …에빠뜨리다
Latvian:
nonākt (grūtībās u.tml.)
Lithuanian:
atsidurti, patekti
Norwegian:
ende, bringe
Polish:
wylądować
Portuguese (Brazil):
ir parar
Portuguese (Portugal):
acabar em
Romanian:
a se trezi (în)
Russian:
очутиться
Slovak:
dostať (sa)
Slovenian:
pristati
Spanish:
acabar; ir a parar
Swedish:
hamna
Turkish:
boylamak, girmek, düşmek, soluğu …-de almak
See also: landing, landing-gear, landing-stage, landlocked, landlord, landmark, landowner, Landrover, landslide, landslide (victory), landslide defeat, land mine, land up, land with, see how the land lies
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LandProperty or real estate, not including buildings or equipment. Land is not depreciable under IRS tax law.
Investopedia CommentarySelling land results in a capital gain or loss.
See also: Capital Gain, Capital Loss, Depreciation
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land
A firm's dollar investment in real estate.
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Main Entry: landFunction: noun1 : an area of the earth usually inclusive of improvements, bodies of water, and natural or man-made objects and extending indefinitely upward and downward —compare AIR RIGHT2 : an estate, interest, or right in land
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Land O' Lakes, FL (CDP, FIPS 39200) Location: 28.22175 N, 82.45381 WPopulation (1990): 7892 (3238 housing units)Area: 27.1 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water)
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