LAND


Meaning of LAND in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 13th century

1 : to set or put on shore from a ship : DISEMBARK

2 a : to set down after conveying b : to cause to reach or come to rest in a particular place <never land ed a punch> c : to bring to a specified condition <his wit land ed him in trouble> d : to bring (as an airplane) to a landing e : to complete successfully by landing <the skater land ed all her jumps>

3 a : to catch and bring in (as a fish) b : GAIN , SECURE < land a job> < land ed the leading role>

intransitive verb

1 a : to go ashore from a ship : DISEMBARK b of a ship or boat : to touch at a place on shore

2 a : to come to the end of a course or to a stage in a journey : ARRIVE <took a wrong turn and land ed on a dead-end street> b : to come to be in a condition or situation < land ed in jail> c : to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall) < land ed on my head> d : to alight on a surface

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.