land-watern.

Brit.

/ˈlandˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈlæn(d)ˌwɔdər/,

/ˈlæn(d)ˌwɑdər/

a. Water that flows through or over land, as opposed to sea water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > [noun] > water on land

land-water1531

1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 5 ⁋ Lande waters, and other outragious springes in and upon medowes, pastures, and other lowe groundes.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxiv. 66/2 The land waters that by the continuall raine falleth from the Hilles.

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies ii. vi. 91 Land-waters, as rivers, fountaines, brookes, springs, floods, and lakes.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 297 No springs or land-waters are to be found here.

b. A land-flood.

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > [noun] > river

land-flood1390

spatec1425

water break1513

flowa1616

overfloat1619

land-watera1631

freshet1638

surflux1660

spring-flood1714

shute1839

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 360 Sudden riches come like a land-water, and bring much foulnesse with them.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 180 Which River they supposed to be..swelled with a Land-Water.

c. Water free from ice along a frozen shore.

ΚΠ

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxvi. 264 We..found ourselves in a stretch of the land-water wide enough to give us rowing-room.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	land-water
释义	land-watern. Brit. /ˈlandˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈlæn(d)ˌwɔdər/, /ˈlæn(d)ˌwɑdər/ a. Water that flows through or over land, as opposed to sea water. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > [noun] > water on land land-water1531 1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII c. 5 ⁋ Lande waters, and other outragious springes in and upon medowes, pastures, and other lowe groundes. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxiv. 66/2 The land waters that by the continuall raine falleth from the Hilles. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies ii. vi. 91 Land-waters, as rivers, fountaines, brookes, springs, floods, and lakes. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 297 No springs or land-waters are to be found here. b. A land-flood. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > [noun] > river land-flood1390 spatec1425 water break1513 flowa1616 overfloat1619 land-watera1631 freshet1638 surflux1660 spring-flood1714 shute1839 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 360 Sudden riches come like a land-water, and bring much foulnesse with them. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 180 Which River they supposed to be..swelled with a Land-Water. c. Water free from ice along a frozen shore. ΚΠ 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxvi. 264 We..found ourselves in a stretch of the land-water wide enough to give us rowing-room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas land-water † land-water adj. Obsolete amphibious, nondescript. ΚΠ 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 68 This amphibious Creature, this Land-water-thing, call'd, a Gentleman-Tradesman. extracted from landn.¹ < n.1531 as lemmas
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land-watern.

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