n. 1 earth, (solid) ground, terra firma After weeks in an open boat, Captain Bligh was relieved to have land under his feet again 2 dirt, earth, soil, turf, sod, loam, mould Trumble tilled the land as his ancestors had done for generations 3 property, grounds, real property or realty or US and Canadian also real estate, acreage; estate How much land goes with the house? 4 fatherland, motherland, nation, country, homeland, native land The land of our fathers flowed with milk and honey
v. 5 arrive, alight, light, touch or come or go down, splash down, settle on or upon, come to rest, berth, dock, disembark, debark, go ashore, deplane, dismount The plane was forced to land on the water We land at dawn. 6 catch, capture, take captive, Colloq bag He was unable to land the shark unaided 7 Colloq get, secure, obtain, win, acquire He finally landed a job with his father-in-law Sadie finally landed a millionaire!