Land | Mean of land in English Dictionary

/ˈlænd/

• Noun
• the solid part of the surface of the Earth
1. arid/fertile/flat land
2. the land along the highway
3. The land stretched as far as you could see.
4. They cleared some land to grow crops.
5. After two days of sailing, we were miles from land.
6. They invaded the country by land and by sea.
7. land animals [=animals that live on land]
8. a total land area of two miles
9. a land battle/war [=a battle/war fought on the ground rather than at sea or in the air]
• an area of the earth's solid surface that is owned by someone
1. They own land in Alaska.
2. They bought some land and built a house.
3. a piece/plot of land
4. His lands extend as far as the eye can see.
5. land development/ownership/prices
• a country or nation
1. He was the most powerful politician in the land.
2. foreign lands
3. the lands of/in the Far East
4. He always remained loyal to his native land. [=the country in which he was born]
5. America, the land of opportunity
6. in the land [=realm] of dreams
7. a land of illusion

• land in the countryside that is thought of as providing a simple and good way of living
1. He wanted to move/get back to the land.
2. people who are living off the land [=getting food by farming, hunting, etc.]
3. farmers working the land [=planting and growing crops]
• the true facts about a situation
1. Let's see how the land lies before we make any decisions.
2. We don't know how the land lies.
• a place where there is plenty of food and money and life is very easy
1. Many immigrants thought that America was a land of milk and honey.
• Verb
• to return to the ground or another surface after a flight
1. The plane landed on the runway.
2. We watched the seaplanes landing on the water.
3. The bird landed in a tree.
4. A butterfly landed on the flower.
5. Our flight was scheduled to land in Pittsburgh at 4:00.
6. It was raining heavily at the airport when we landed.
7. The plane landed safely.
• to cause (an airplane, helicopter, etc.) to return to the ground or another surface after a flight
1. The pilot was able to land the plane on the runway.
• to hit or come to a surface after falling or moving through the air
1. I fell and landed on my shoulder. [=my shoulder hit the ground when I fell]
2. He tripped and his plate landed on the floor. [=his plate fell to the floor]
3. The golf ball landed in the trees.
4. I could not see where the ball landed.
5. The cat fell from the tree but landed on its feet.
6. He lost his job but landed on his feet [=ended up in a good situation] when he was hired by another company just a few days later.
• to complete (a jump or other athletic movement) by landing on your feet
1. The skater landed all her jumps.
2. He landed his dismount from the parallel bars perfectly.
• to cause (someone) to be in a specified place or situation
1. The injury landed her in the hospital.
2. His carelessness is going to land him in trouble.
• to reach or come to a place or situation that was not planned or expected
1. He landed (up) in jail. [=he ended up in jail]
2. She took the wrong subway and landed on the other side of town.
3. The team landed in first place.
4. Another memo from the boss landed on my desk [=came to my desk] today.
• to succeed in getting (something)
1. He landed the job.
2. The salesman landed the order.
3. She landed the lead part in the play.
• to put (someone or something) onto the shore from a ship or boat
1. The boat landed him close to the beach.
2. The boat landed its cargo close to the beach.
3. These craft are designed for landing troops and equipment.
• to go onto the shore from a ship or boat
1. The troops landed on the island.
• to reach the shore
1. Will the cruise ship land [=arrive] on schedule?
2. The boat landed at dusk.
3. There was nowhere for the boat to land.
• to catch and bring in (a fish)
1. Farther down the stream he landed a trout.
• to hit someone with (a punch, blow, etc.)
1. During the fight he never landed a punch.
• to force (someone) to deal with (something or someone unpleasant)
1. I always get landed with the washing-up.