I.
noun
1 surface of the earth
ADJECTIVE
▪ dry
▪
It was good to be on dry ~ again after months at sea.
VERB + LAND
▪ reach
▪
The explorers reached ~ after a long voyage.
▪ sight
▪
In the distance the crew sighted ~.
▪ reclaim
▪
The new project will reclaim the ~ from the sea.
LAND + NOUN
▪ mass
▪
chains of volcanoes running along the edge of continental ~ masses
▪ surface
▪ animal , mammal
▪ battle , war
▪ forces
▪
With the ~ forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
It's impossible to reach this beach by ~ because of the high cliffs.
▪ on ~
▪
Some animals can live both on ~ and in water.
2 piece of ground
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , prime ( esp. BrE )
▪
Good agricultural ~ is scarce.
▪
prime building ~
▪ fertile , rich
▪
rich agricultural ~
▪
~ that is rich in mineral deposits
▪ marginal , poor
▪
animals grazing on marginal ~
▪ arid , desert , dry , parched
▪
The ~ was very dry after the long, hot summer.
▪ barren
▪ derelict ( BrE ), waste (usually wasteland )
▪
A new shopping mall will be built on the derelict ~.
▪ contaminated
▪ empty , unused , vacant
▪ uncultivated , undeveloped , virgin , wild
▪ agricultural , arable , cultivated , farm (usually farmland ) , farming , pasture , ranch ( esp. AmE )
▪
the clearing of forested areas to create pastures and arable ~
▪ grazing
▪ industrial ( esp. BrE )
▪ building , housing (both BrE )
▪ green-belt ( esp. BrE ), greenfield ( BrE ), park (usually parkland )
▪ rural , urban
▪ private
▪ public
▪ federal , state (both esp. AmE )
▪ crown ( BrE ), government
▪ reservation , tribal
▪ common ( BrE ), communal
▪
Everyone had the right to graze animals on communal ~.
▪
This used to be common ~, where everyone had the right to graze animals.
▪ open
▪
They finally got out of the town and reached open ~.
▪ flat , low-lying ( esp. BrE )
▪ coastal , forest , forested ( esp. AmE )
… OF LAND
▪ area , parcel , patch , piece , plot , scrap ( esp. BrE ), strip , tract
▪
The state owns vast tracts of ~.
▪
Every scrap of ~ is used for growing food.
VERB + LAND
▪ have , hold , own
▪
The inhabitants of a village held ~ in common.
▪ acquire , buy , purchase
▪ sell
▪ lease , rent
▪ reclaim
▪ protect
▪ cultivate , farm , plough/plow , work
▪ irrigate
▪ clear
▪
The ~ has been cleared ready for building.
▪ develop
▪
They were refused permission to develop the ~.
▪ expropriate ( formal ), seize
▪ distribute , redistribute
▪ grant sb
▪
He was granted ~ by the state.
LAND + VERB
▪ adjoin sth
▪
a piece of ~ adjoining the airport
LAND + NOUN
▪ agent ( esp. BrE )
▪ office ( AmE ), registry ( BrE )
▪ acquisition , purchase
▪ grab
▪
The rush for fuel and food will lead to a global ~ grab.
▪ tenure
▪ management
▪ reclamation ( esp. BrE )
▪ development
▪ use
▪ reform
▪ prices , values
▪ claim
▪ dispute
3 the land farming land
VERB + THE LAND
▪ live off
▪
It's very fertile countryside where you can just live off the ~.
▪ farm , work , work on
▪
His family had always worked the ~.
▪ leave
▪
Many people leave the ~ to find work in towns.
▪ get back to , go back to
▪
He's tired of living in cities, and wants to get back to the ~.
4 country
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancestral , native
▪
the tribe's ancestral ~s
▪ distant , faraway , far-off
▪
He journeyed to many distant ~s.
▪ alien , foreign , strange
▪
She was all alone in a strange ~.
▪ Promised Land ( often figurative )
▪
the Promised Land of progressive education
▪ cloud cuckoo ( BrE ), fantasy , la-la ( AmE ), never-never
▪
Anyone who thinks this legislation will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo ~.
VERB + LAND
▪ conquer , occupy
▪ rule
II.
verb
1 of an aircraft
ADVERB
▪ safely
▪
The pilot managed to ~ the plane safely.
VERB + LAND
▪ be about to , be due to , be scheduled to
▪ come down to
▪
The plane slowly came down to ~.
▪ be forced to
▪
The plane was forced to ~ in a nearby field.
▪ be able to , manage to
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
We are due to ~ at Newark at 12.15.
2 fall to the ground
ADVERB
▪ awkwardly , badly , painfully
▪
I ~ed awkwardly and twisted my ankle.
▪ expertly , gracefully , neatly
▪
He tensed himself for the jump and ~ed expertly on the other side.
▪ heavily
▪ gently , lightly , softly
▪ squarely
▪
The coin ~ed squarely between his feet.
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪
She fell and ~ed heavily on her back.