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Land

/lænd/

Land is a noun, verb and adjective with 6 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
    “Most insects live on land.”
  2. Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
    “There are 50 acres of land in this estate.”
verb
  1. To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
    “The plane is about to land.”
  2. To bring to land.
    “It can be tricky to land a helicopter.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Middle English land.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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