landˈ-army noun

A body of women organized for farm work in wartime

land bank noun

1. A bank which finances real estate transactions using the land as security
2. A stock of land held by a building company for future development

land'boarding noun

The sport of being propelled over land by a large kite while standing on a wheeled board

land breeze noun

A breeze setting from the land towards the sea

land bridge noun

1. A connection by land allowing terrestrial plants and animals to pass from one region to another (geology)
2. A route by land allowing passage between countries or regions previously unconnected

land crab noun

Any crab that lives much or mostly on land

landed interest noun

The combined interest of the land-owning class in a community

landˈfall noun

1. An approach to land after a journey by sea or air
2. The land so approached

landˈfill noun

1. The disposal of refuse by burying it under the soil
2. Refuse disposed of in this way
3. A place where landfill is practised

landˈfilling noun

landˈ-fish noun (Shakespeare)

A fish on land, someone who is more fish than man

landˈ-flood noun

1. An overflowing of land by water
2. Inundation

landˈforce noun

A military force serving on land

landˈform noun

A feature of the landscape such as a valley or escarpment

land girl noun

A girl who does farm work, esp in wartime

landˈ-grabber noun

1. Someone who acquires land by harsh and grasping means
2. Someone who is eager to occupy land from which others have been evicted

landˈ-grabbing noun

land grant noun

A grant of public land (to a college, etc)

landˈ-haul transitive verb

To haul (eg a boat) overland

landˈ-herd noun

A herd of land animals

landˈholder noun

A tenant or proprietor of land

landˈholding adjective and noun

landˈ-hunger noun

The desire to possess land

landˈing-beam noun

A radio beam by which an aircraft is guided in to land

landˈing-carriage noun

The wheeled structure on which an aeroplane runs when starting or landing

landing craft noun

A small, low, open vessel (or vessels) for landing troops and equipment on beaches

landing field noun

A field that allows aircraft to land and take off safely

landing gear noun

The wheels, floats, etc of an aircraft used in landing

landˈing-ground noun

A piece of ground prepared for landing aircraft as required

landing net noun

A kind of scoop net for landing a fish that has been hooked

landˈing-place noun

A place for landing

landˈing-ship noun

A ship whose forward part can be let down in order to put vehicles ashore

landˈing-speed noun

The minimum speed at which an aircraft normally lands

landing stage noun

A platform, fixed or floating, for landing passengers or goods

landing strip noun

A narrow hard-surfaced runway

landˈ-jobber noun

A speculator in land

landˈ-jobbing noun

landˈlady noun

1. A woman who has tenants or lodgers
2. The manageress or proprietress of a public house or hotel
3. A hostess (obsolete)

land law noun

(usu in pl) a law concerning property in land

Land League noun

An association founded in Ireland in 1879 to procure reduction of rents and to promote peasant-proprietorship, suppressed in 1881

landˈ-line noun

An overland line of communication or transport

landˈlocked adjective

1. Almost or entirely shut in by land
2. Cut off from the sea

landˈlord noun

1. A man who has tenants or lodgers
2. The manager or proprietor of a public house or hotel

landˈlordism noun

1. The authority, policy, behaviour or united action of the landowning class
2. The system of land-ownership

landˈ-lubber noun (nautical; derogatory)

A landsman

landˈ-lubberly adjective

landˈman noun

1. A countryman
2. A landsman

landˈmark noun

1. Any land-boundary mark
2. Any conspicuous object on land marking a locality or serving as a guide
3. An event of outstanding significance in history, thought, etc

landˈmass noun

A large area of land unbroken by seas

landˈ-measure noun

A system of square measure used in measuring land

landˈ-measuring noun

The determination of superficial extent of land

landˈmine noun

1. A type of bomb laid on or near the surface of the ground, which explodes when trodden on or driven over
2. A large bomb dropped by parachute

transitive verb

To lay with landmines

landˈmining noun

land office noun (US)

An office dealing with the sale of public land

land of milk and honey noun

1. A land of great fertility promised to the Israelites by God (Bible)
2. Any region of great fertility, abundance, contentment, etc

land of Nod noun

1. The land to which Cain went after killing Abel (Bible)
2. Sleep (informal)

landˈowner noun

Someone who owns land

landˈ-ownership noun

landˈ-owning adjective

landˈ-pilot noun (Milton)

Someone skilled in finding his or her way by land

landˈ-pirate noun

1. A highway robber
2. Someone who swindles sailors in port
3. A piratical publisher (obsolete)

landˈ-plane noun

An aeroplane that takes off from and alights on land

landˈ-poor adjective (US)

Poor through owning much unprofitable land

landˈrace noun

1. A large white Danish breed of pig
2. Any locally-developed breed of farm animal, esp pig or sheep

landˈrail noun

The corncrake

landˈ-rat noun

1. A rat properly so called, not a water rat
2. A thief by land, distinguished from a pirate

landˈ-reeve noun

A land-steward's assistant

land reform noun

The redistribution of agricultural land to landless people

Land Registry noun

In England and Wales, the official body which registers title to land

landˈ-roll noun

A machine for breaking up clods of earth

Land Rover® noun

A sturdy motor vehicle used for driving on rough ground

landˈ-scrip noun (US)

A negotiable government certificate giving title to the acquisition of public land

land set-aside noun

(also set-aside) the practice of taking arable land out of production, eg for environmental or national economic reasons

landˈ-shark noun

1. A land-grabber
2. Someone who robs sailors on shore
3. A lean breed of pig (old US)

landˈ-ship noun

A land vehicle having certain properties of a ship, eg a tank

landˈside adjective and noun

(of, in or relating to) that part of an airport accessible to the general public, opp to airside

landˈskip an archaic form of landscape

landˈslide noun

1. A landslip (orig US)
2. An overwhelming victory in a political election

landˈslip noun

1. A fall of land or rock from a hillside or cliff
2. A portion of land fallen in this way

landsˈman noun

1. A man who lives or works on land
2. A man with no seafaring experience

landˈ-spring noun

A shallow intermittent spring

landˈ-steward noun

The manager of a landed estate

landˈ-surveyˈing noun

Measurement and mapping of land

landˈ-surveyˈor noun

land tax noun

A tax on land

landˈ-valˈue noun

(usu in pl) the economic value of land as a basis of taxation

landˈ-waiter noun

A customs officer who is present at the landing of goods from ships

landˈwind noun

A wind blowing off the land

land-yacht, land-yachting see under yacht

land with

To encumber with (a burden, difficult situation, etc)

see how the land lies

To find out in advance how matters stand