Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense lands, present participle landing, past tense, past participle landed
1. uncountable noun
Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building.
Good agricultural land is in short supply.
...160 acres of land.
...a small piece of grazing land.
Synonyms: property, grounds, estate, acres More Synonyms of land
2. countable noun
You can refer to an area of land which someone owns as their land or their lands.
Their home is on his father's land.
His lands were poorly farmed.
3. singular noun
If you talk about the land, you mean farming and the way of life in farming areas, in contrast to life in thecities.
Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times.
Synonyms: countryside, farming, farmland, rural districts More Synonyms of land
4. uncountable noun [oft theNOUN]
Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air.
It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea.
...a stretch of sandy beach that was almost inaccessible from the land.
Synonyms: ground, earth, dry land, terra firma More Synonyms of land
5. countable noun
You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way.
[literary]
...blessed lands of sun and sea and olive trees.
...America, land of opportunity.
...this land of free speech.
country
Synonyms: country, nation, region, state More Synonyms of land
6. verb
When someone or something lands, they come down to the ground after moving through the air or falling.
He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away. [VERB]
Three mortar shells had landed close to a crowd of people. [VERB]
Synonyms: come to rest, come down, l& [text messaging] More Synonyms of land
7. verb
When someone lands a plane, ship, or spacecraft, or when it lands, it arrives somewhere after a journey.
The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours. [VERB]
He landed his troops on the western shore. [VERB noun]
The crew finally landed the plane on its belly on the soft part of the runway. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: arrive, dock, put down, moor More Synonyms of land
8. verb
To land goods somewhere means to unload them there at the end of a journey, especially by ship.
[mainly British]
The vessels will have to land their catch at designated ports. [VERB noun]
...a five-man gang which landed the huge shipment on the Cornwall coast. [VERB noun]
9. verb
If you landin an unpleasant situation or place or if something lands you in it, something causes you to be in it.
[informal]
He landed in a psychiatric ward. [VERB + in]
This is not the first time his exploits have landed him in trouble. [VERB noun + in]
Synonyms: cause to be, lead, bring, l& [text messaging] More Synonyms of land
10. verb
If someone or something lands you with a difficult situation, they cause you to have to deal with the difficulties involved.
[mainly British, informal]
The other options simply complicate the situation and could land him with more expense. [VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: saddle, trouble, burden, encumber More Synonyms of land
11. verb
If something lands somewhere, it arrives there unexpectedly, often causing problems.
[informal]
Two days later the book had already landed on his desk. [VERB preposition/adverb]
This was the weekend that the war finally landed on their doorstep. [VERB preposition/adverb]
12. verb
If you land a fish, you succeed in catching it and getting it out of the water.
One angler landed fish of 10 lb and 9 lb on the same day. [VERB noun]
13. verb
If you land something that is difficult to get and that many people want, you are successful in getting it.
[informal]
He landed a place on the graduate training scheme. [VERB noun]
His flair with hair soon landed him a part-time job at his local barbers. [VERB noun noun]
Synonyms: gain, get, win, score [slang] More Synonyms of land
14. ergative verb
If someone lands a blow or punch or if their blow or punch lands, they hit someone.
I could hear the blows landing as he appealed for help. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: deliver, hit, apply, impose More Synonyms of land
15. to land on your feet
Phrasal verbs:
See land up
More Synonyms of land
land in British English
(lænd)
noun
1.
the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etc
▶ Related adjective: terrestrial
2.
a.
ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc
b.
(in combination)
land-grabber
3.
rural or agricultural areas as contrasted with urban ones
4.
farming as an occupation or way of life
5. law
a.
any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it,extending above and below the surface
b.
any hereditament, tenement, or other interest; realty
6.
a.
a country, region, or area
b.
the people of a country, etc
7.
a realm, sphere, or domain
8. economics
the factor of production consisting of all natural resources
9.
the unindented part of a grooved surface, esp one of the ridges inside a rifle bore
10. how the land lies
verb
11.
to transfer (something) or go from a ship or boat to the shore
land the cargo
12. (intransitive)
to come to or touch shore
13.
to come down or bring (something) down to earth after a flight or jump
14.
to come or bring to some point, condition, or state
15. (transitive) angling
to retrieve (a hooked fish) from the water
16. (transitive) informal
to win or obtain
to land a job
17. (transitive) informal
to deliver (a blow)
Derived forms
landless (ˈlandless)
adjective
landlessness (ˈlandlessness)
noun
Word origin
Old English; compare Old Norse, Gothic land, Old High German lant
Land in British English1
(lænd)
noun
Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera
Land in British English2
German (lant)
nounWord forms: pluralLänder (ˈlɛndər)
a.
any of the federal states of Germany
b.
any of the provinces of Austria
Land in American English
(lænd)
Edwin Herbert1909-91; U.S. physicist, inventor, & industrialist
land in American English
(lænd)
noun
1.
the solid part of the earth's surface not covered by water
2.
a specific part of the earth's surface
3.
a.
a country, region, etc.
a distant land, one's native land
b.
the inhabitants of such an area; nation's people
4.
ground or soil in terms of its quality, location, etc.
rich land, high land
5.
a.
ground considered as property; estate
to invest in land
b. [pl.]
specific holdings in land
6.
rural or farming regions as distinguished from urban regions
to return to the land
7.
that part of a grooved surface which is not indented, as any of the ridges between the grooves in the bore of a rifle
8. US
the Lord
a euphemism
for land's sake!
9. Economics
natural resources
verb transitive
10.
to put on shore from a ship or boat
11.
to bring into; cause to enter or end up in a particular place or condition
a fight landed him in jail
12.
to set (an aircraft) down on land or water
13.
to draw successfully onto land or into a boat; catch
to land a fish
14. Informal
to get, win, or secure
to land a job
15. Informal
to deliver (a blow)
verb intransitive
16.
to leave a ship or boat and go on shore; disembark
17.
to come to a port or to shore
said of a ship
18.
to arrive at a specified place; end up
19.
to alight or come to rest, as after a flight, jump, or fall
Idioms:
land on
Word origin
ME < OE, akin to OHG lant < IE base *lendh-, unoccupied land, heath, steppe > Bret lann, heath (> Fr lande, moor), Welsh llan, enclosure, yard
-land in American English
(lænd; lənd)
1.
a kind or quality of land
grassland, highland
2.
a particular place or realm
England, dreamland
-land in American English
suffix
a combining form of land
hinterland
lowland
More idioms containing
land
someone is living off the fat of the land
land in your lap
get the lay of the land
COBUILD Collocations
land
distant land
foreign land
magical land
Examples of 'land' in a sentence
land
The committee failed to land a clean blow.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are simply fewer people on the land to keep down the wild dog numbers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They manage to land planes there.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Spanish police took the men from the plane when the 11.15am flight landed.
The Sun (2016)
Are its fish not landed in British ports?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A neighbour said it was a quiet road and the air ambulance had landed in one of the surrounding fields.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
By 2013 he owned 1,600 square miles of land in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The land area of the island is 538 acres, mostly devoted to agriculture.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And this time the French champions are confident they can finally land the Arsenal boss.
The Sun (2016)
Norwegians live in a land made almost exclusively of mountains.
Ben Nimmo IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)
We can provide a safe place to land with hard questions.
Christianity Today (2000)
Rain lands on the surfaces of the vegetation and fills the hollows.
Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983)
The wild world and the tame world are just connected as the sea and the land.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The biggest problem for the new homes sector is land and planning restrictions.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They would have come with merchants by land or aboard ships.
The Sun (2015)
This is what will happen with land in the end.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Huge areas of arid land could be made fruitful either for agriculture or for biochemical industry.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
It is perfectly natural to align oneself to the land of your father.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Is the promise of armed guards patrolling their land enough to appease the villagers?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He made it sound as though he had just landed his dream role.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The quiet skies mean both teams could make their way by land and sea.
The Sun (2010)
What is it about farming and the land that inspires such folly?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The first flights have landed at the airport.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The challenger says he will walk through two punches to land five if necessary tonight.
The Sun (2016)
We want to ensure that we remain a free and prosperous land of opportunity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And he was not alone in landing a plum job.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Under the current system planes land on one runway and take off from the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He had worked his way through a large number of ministerial positions before finally landing the top job.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We were on a little lake and we had to try to land somewhere where no one could see us.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The animal is under threat of extinction in the wild as its forest habitat is destroyed to make way for agricultural land.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
land
British English: land /lænd/ NOUN
Land is an area of ground.
This is good farm land.
American English: land
Arabic: أَرْضٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: terra
Chinese: 土地
Croatian: zemlja
Czech: pevnina
Danish: land jordstykke
Dutch: land terrein
European Spanish: tierra terreno
Finnish: maa
French: terre parcelle
German: Land Grundbesitz
Greek: ξηρά
Italian: terreno
Japanese: 陸
Korean: 땅
Norwegian: land
Polish: ląd
European Portuguese: terra
Romanian: pământ
Russian: земля
Latin American Spanish: tierra terreno
Swedish: mark
Thai: ที่ดิน
Turkish: kara coğrafya
Ukrainian: земля
Vietnamese: đất
British English: land /lænd/ VERB
When something lands, it comes down to the ground after moving through the air.
The ball landed in the middle of the road.
The pilot landed the plane at the nearest airport.
American English: land
Arabic: يَهْبِطُ
Brazilian Portuguese: pousar
Chinese: 着陆
Croatian: sletjeti
Czech: přistát
Danish: lande
Dutch: landen
European Spanish: aterrizar
Finnish: laskeutua lentokone tms.
French: atterrir
German: landen
Greek: προσγειώνω
Italian: atterrare
Japanese: 着陸する
Korean: 육지에 닿다
Norwegian: lande
Polish: wylądować
European Portuguese: aterrar
Romanian: a ateriza
Russian: приземляться
Latin American Spanish: aterrizar
Swedish: landa
Thai: นำร่อนลง
Turkish: iniş yapmak
Ukrainian: приземлятися
Vietnamese: đáp xuống
All related terms of 'land'
land on
to scold or criticize severely
land up
If you say that you land up in a place or situation , you mean that you arrive there after a long journey or at the end of a long series of events.
Byrd Land
a part of Antarctica , east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea: claimed for the US by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1929, though all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
dry land
If you talk about dry land , you are referring to land, in contrast to the sea or the air .
Holy Land
→ Palestine (the region)
land army
an armed force serving on land
land art
See earth art
land bank
a bank that issues banknotes on the security of property
land crab
any of various crabs , esp of the tropical family Gecarcinidae, that are adapted to a partly terrestrial life
land girl
a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
land line
a telecommunications wire or cable laid over land
land mass
A land mass is a very large area of land such as a continent .
land mine
an explosive charge placed in the ground, usually detonated by stepping or driving on it
land-poor
owning much unprofitable land and lacking the money to maintain its fertility or improve it
land rail
→ corncrake
land tax
(formerly) a tax payable annually by virtue of ownership of land, abolished in Britain in 1963
land-wind
a wind that comes from the land
land with
to give to, so as to put in difficulties ; cause to be burdened with
access land
(in England and Wales ) areas of the countryside which are open to the public
Adélie Land
a part of Antarctica , between Wilkes Land and George V Land: the mainland section of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty )
Arnhem Land
a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory , large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
common land
Common land is land which everyone is allowed to use.
crash-land
If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands , it lands more quickly and less safely than usual , for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally .
crown land
(in the United Kingdom ) land belonging to the Crown
forest land
Forest land is land that is mainly covered by forest.
Graham Land
the N part of the Antarctic Peninsula : became part of the British Antarctic Territory in 1962 (formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies ; claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty )
land agent
a person who administers a landed estate and its tenancies
land breeze
a breeze blowing seaward from the land
land bridge
a connecting tract of land between two continents , enabling animals to pass from one continent to the other
land-damne
to make life unbearable for (someone)
land force
an armed force serving on land
land grant
a grant of public land to a college , railway , etc
land-holder
a person who owns or occupies land
land office
an office that administers the sale of public land
land patent
evidence of ownership of land
land reform
Land reform is a change in the system of land ownership , especially when it involves giving land to the people who actually farm it and taking it away from people who own large areas for profit .
Land Rover
a type of British four-wheel drive vehicle
land snail
any gastropod of the widely distributed order Stylommatophora, containing usually small, brown or mottled hermaphroditic snails : some more colorful species, introduced into North America, are agricultural pests
land worker
a person who works on the land
land yacht
a three-wheeled recreational vehicle with a sail , used on land and propelled by wind power
lotus land
the land of the lotus-eaters , or any fabulous , dreamlike setting
Palmer Land
the S part of the Antarctic Peninsula
piston land
A piston land is a raised area of a piston between piston rings .
Waste Land
→ the Waste Land
Wilkes Land
a region in Antarctica south of Australia , on the Indian Ocean
building land
land on which construction can take place
distant land
You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way.
Enderby Land
part of the coastal region of Antarctica , between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory ( claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty ); discovered in 1831
foreign land
You can use land to refer to a country in a poetic or emotional way.
La-La land
People sometimes refer to Los Angeles, in particular the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, as La-La land .
Chinese translation of 'land'
land
(lænd)
n
(u) (= area of open ground) 土地 (tǔdì)
⇒ agricultural land田地 (tiándì)
(u) (= property, estate) 田产(產) (tiánchǎn)
⇒ Their home is on his father's land.他们的屋宅也列在父亲的田产中。 (Tāmen de wūzhái yě liè zài fùqīn de tiánchǎn zhōng.)
(u) (= not sea) 陆(陸)地 (lùdì)
⇒ We turned away from land and headed out to sea.我们离开陆地，向海洋进发。 (Wǒmen líkāi lùdì, xiàng hǎiyáng jìnfā.)
(c) (liter, = country, nation) 国(國)家 (guójiā)
⇒ a foreign land外国 (wàiguó)
vi
(= fall) 落下 (luòxià)
⇒ Three shells had landed close to a crowd of people.3颗炮弹在人群附近落下。 (Sān kē pàodàn zài rénqún fùjìn luòxià.)
(Aviat, Space) 降落 (jiàngluò)
⇒ His plane lands at six-thirty.他的飞机于6点30分降落。 (Tā de fēijī yú liù diǎn sānshí fēn jiàngluò.)
(from ship) 登陆(陸) (dēnglù)
⇒ Three divisions of troops landed in Malaysia.3个师的部队在马来西亚登陆。 (Sān gè shī de bùduì zài Mǎláixīyà dēnglù.)
(fig, = arrive unexpectedly)[object, item]不期而至 (bù qī ér zhì)
⇒ The report landed on his desk.那份报告不期然地落到他的办公桌上。 (Nà fèn bàogào bù qī rán de luò dào tā de bàngōngzhuō shang.)
vt
[plane, spacecraft]使降落 (shǐ jiàngluò)
[ship]使登陆(陸) (shǐ dēnglù)
(esp Brit)[goods, fish]卸 (xiè)
⇒ The catch was landed at Liverpool.捕获物在利物浦卸上岸。 (Bǔhuòwù zài Lìwùpǔ xièshàng àn.)
[job, place]捞(撈)到 (lāo dào)
⇒ He landed a place on the graduate training scheme.他在毕业生培训项目中捞到一个位置。 (Tā zài bìyèshēng péixùn xiàngmù zhōng lāodào yī gè wèizhi.)
[blow, punch]打 (dǎ)
⇒ He landed a blow on the Italian's chin.他在那个意大利人的下颌上打了一拳。 (Tā zài nàge Yìdàlìrén de xiàhé shang dǎle yī quán.)
to own land拥(擁)有田产(產) (yōngyǒu tiánchǎn)
to go/travel by land从(從)陆(陸)路去/陆(陸)路旅行 (cóng lùlù qù/lùlù lǚxíng)
on dry land陆(陸)地上 (lùdì shang)
to land sb with sth/sb (Brit, inf) 把某事/某人硬推给(給)某人 (bǎ mǒushì/mǒurén yìng tuī gěi mǒurén)
to land sb in trouble (Brit, inf) 使某人陷入麻烦(煩) (shǐ mǒurén xiànrù máfan)
Derived Forms
landsn pl (liter) 地产(產) (dìchǎn)
All related terms of 'land'
land up
落得 luòde ⇒ You'll land up in jail if you aren't careful. → 如果你不小心的话，你就得落得个入狱的下场。 Rúguǒ nǐ bù xiǎoxīn de huà, nǐ jiù děi luò de gè rùyù de xiàchǎng.