LAND


Meaning of LAND in English

n. 25B6; noun

Lyme Park has 1323 acres of land 007C; publicly owned land : GROUNDS, fields, open space; property, acres, acreage, estate, lands, real estate; countryside, rural area, green belt; historical demesne.

fertile land : SOIL, earth, loam, topsoil, humus.

many people are leaving the land : THE COUNTRYSIDE, the country, rural areas.

Tunisia is a land of variety : COUNTRY, nation, (nation) state, realm, kingdom, province; region, area, domain.

the lookout sighted land to the east : TERRA FIRMA, dry land; coast, coastline, shore.

terrestrial.

25B6; verb

Allied troops landed in France : DISEMBARK, go ashore, debark, alight, get off.

the ship landed at Le Havre : BERTH, dock, moor, (drop) anchor, tie up, put in.

their plane landed at Chicago : TOUCH DOWN, make a landing, come in to land, come down.

a bird landed on the branch : PERCH, settle, come to rest, alight.

(informal) Nick landed the job of editor : OBTAIN, get, acquire, secure, be appointed to, gain, net, win, achieve, attain, bag, carry off; informal swing; Brit. informal blag.

(informal) that habit landed her in trouble : BRING, lead, cause to be in.

(informal) they landed her with the bill : BURDEN, saddle, encumber; informal dump something on someone; Brit. informal lumber.

(informal) John landed a punch on Brian's chin : INFLICT, deal, deliver, administer, dispense, mete out; informal fetch.

sail, take off.

25A0; land up FINISH UP, find oneself, end up; informal wind up, fetch up, show up, roll up, blow in.

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