| 单词 | water lot |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater lot water lot n. North American (chiefly Canadian in later use) a lot of ground, typically situated along a shoreline, which is covered by water but which can be reclaimed as usable land or which is otherwise productive or useful. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > a piece of land > recoverable water-covered land water lot1753 1753 Independent Reflector 1 Mar. 58 The Water Lots are now of greater Value than formerly; and why the Publick should not have the Advantage of the Rise of Lands, as well as private Persons, I cannot conceive. 1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Feb. 170/2 He had become a merchant of note, a man of water-lots and steam-boats, and shares in desirable sites at the head of navigation. 1877 Revised Statutes Ontario I. 261 (margin) Sales and appropriations of water lots declared to be legal. 1974 Province (Vancouver) 30 Mar. 23/1 An application for a lease of the Vancouver Bay foreshore water lot had been applied for by someone wishing to fish farm it. 2013 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 11 Oct. a8 The Toronto Port Authority..owns the water lot in which the MS Jadran floats. < as lemmas |
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