LANDMASS

Meaning of LANDMASS in English

/land"mas'/ , n. Geol.

a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.

[ 1855-60; LAND + MASS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LANDMASS — noun Date: 1856 a large area of land
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LANDMASS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a large area of land
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LANDMASS — noun Date: 1856 : a large area of land continental landmass es
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LANDMASS — [land.mass] n (1856): a large area of land "continental ~es"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LANDMASS — landmass BrE AmE ˈlæn d mæs ⇨ˈlæm- ▷ landmass|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LANDMASS — land ‧ mass /ˈlændmæs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical a large area of land such as a ↑ continent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LANDMASS — see land mass
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LANDMASS — see land mass
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LANDMASS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And along the crooked border where the landmasses once came together, the researchers made an …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LANDMASS — [noun] [C] [specialized] - a large area of land that is in one piece and not broken up by seasMillions …
Cambridge English vocab
LANDMASS — Synonyms and related words : Africa, America, Antarctica, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor, Australasia, Australia, East, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LANDMASS — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ mas Function: noun Date: 1856 : a large area of land <continental landmass es >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CORAL REEF — Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals . The skeleton consists of calcium …
Английский словарь Британика
SUBCONTINENT — — subcontinental /sub'kon tn en"tl/ , adj. /sub kon"tn euhnt, sub"kon'-/ , n. 1. a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming …
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CORAL REEF — ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas by the calcareous skeletons of certain coelenterates, of which coral polyps are …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: ECOTOURISM — Ecotourism: The New Face of Travel by Carla Hunt The latest trend in tourism is travel that combines preserving the …
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SOUTH AMERICA — fourth largest of the world's continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New …
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PERMIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. last period of …
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ORDOVICIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 505 to 438 million years ago. The second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era, it …
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NORTH AMERICA — third in size among the world's continents, lying for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of …
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JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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IRELAND — Irish ire country occupying the greater part of an island lying to the west of Great Britain. At its farthest …
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INDIA RUBBER PLANT — also called India Rubber Tree (species Ficus elastica), large tree in its native Southeast Asia and in other warm areas …
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GONDWANALAND — also called Gondwana, hypothetical former supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere, which included South America, Africa, peninsular India, Australia, and Antarctica. …
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DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT — area in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, U.S., set aside in 1915 to preserve rich fossil beds that include dinosaur …
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DEVONIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 408 to 360 million years ago. The fourth period of the Paleozoic era, it follows …
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CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
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AUSTRALIA, HISTORY OF — history of the continent from settlement by Aborigines in prehistoric times to exploration and colonization by Europeans in the 18th …
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ANTARCTICA — fifth in size among the world's continents, lying concentrically about the South Pole, with a landmass almost wholly covered by …
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LAND MASS — also landmass ( land masses) A land mass is a very large area of land such as a continent. ...the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAND MASS — also landmass (~es) A ~ is a very large area of land such as a continent. ...the Antarctic landmass. ...the …
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