Land Meaning
There are 18 meaning(s) for word Land
Meaning 1 : material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
Example : the land had never been plowed
Synonyms : ground, soil
Example : the land had never been plowed
Synonyms : ground, soil
Meaning 2 : the territory occupied by a nation
Example : he returned to the land of his birth
Synonyms : country, state
Example : he returned to the land of his birth
Synonyms : country, state
Meaning 3 : a politically organized body of people under a single government
Example : an industrialized land
Synonyms : body politic, commonwealth, country, nation, res publica, state
Example : an industrialized land
Synonyms : body politic, commonwealth, country, nation, res publica, state
Meaning 4 : United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
Synonyms : din land, edwin herbert land
Synonyms : din land, edwin herbert land
Meaning 5 : extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Example : the family owned a large estate on Long Island
Synonyms : acres, demesne, estate, landed estate
Example : the family owned a large estate on Long Island
Synonyms : acres, demesne, estate, landed estate
Meaning 6 : reach or come to rest
Example : The bird landed on the highest branch,The plane landed in Istanbul
Synonyms : set down
Example : The bird landed on the highest branch,The plane landed in Istanbul
Synonyms : set down
Meaning 10 : cause to come to the ground
Example : the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
Synonyms : bring down, put down
Example : the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
Synonyms : bring down, put down
Meaning 11 : agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
Example : there's no work on the land any more
Synonyms : farming
Example : there's no work on the land any more
Synonyms : farming
Meaning 12 : the solid part of the earth's surface
Example : the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
Synonyms : dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Example : the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
Synonyms : dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Meaning 13 : shoot at and force to come down
Example : the enemy landed several of our aircraft
Synonyms : down, shoot down
Example : the enemy landed several of our aircraft
Synonyms : down, shoot down
Meaning 14 : territory over which rule or control is exercised
Example : he made it the law of the land
Synonyms : demesne, domain
Example : he made it the law of the land
Synonyms : demesne, domain
Meaning 15 : a domain in which something is dominant
Example : a land of make-believe
Synonyms : kingdom, realm
Example : a land of make-believe
Synonyms : kingdom, realm
Meaning 16 : bring ashore
Example : The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
Example : The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
Meaning 17 : deliver (a blow)
Example : He landed several blows on his opponent's head
Example : He landed several blows on his opponent's head
Meaning 18 : the land on which real estate is located
Example : he built the house on land leased from the city
Example : he built the house on land leased from the city
How to Pronounce Land
- lænd
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