land

land
1. noun
1)

the lookout sighted land

Syn:
dry land, terra firma, coast, coastline, shore
2)

Lyme Park has 1323 acres of land

Syn:
grounds, fields, open space, property, territory, acres, acreage, estate, lands, real estate
3)

many people are leaving the land

Syn:
the countryside, the country, rural areas
4)

Tunisia is a land of variety

Syn:
country, nation, state, realm, kingdom, province, region, area, domain
2. verb
1)

Allied troops landed in France

Syn:
disembark, go ashore, debark, alight, get off
2)

the ship landed at Le Havre

Syn:
berth, dock, moor, (drop) anchor, tie up, put in
3)

their plane landed at Chicago

Syn:
touch down, make a landing, come in to land, come down
4) informal

Nick landed the job of editor

Syn:
get, obtain, acquire, secure, gain, net, win, achieve, attain, bag, carry off; informal swing
Ant:
embark, take off

Synonyms and antonyms dictionary. 2014.

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  • land — land …   The Old English to English

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  • Land ho — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Land — /land/, n. Edwin Herbert, 1909 91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera. * * * I In economics, the resource that encompasses the natural resources used in production. In classical economics, the three factors of production… …   Universalium

  • LAND — Le terme allemand das Land , neutre, revêt plusieurs significations. Il désigne la partie du globe terrestre qui n’est pas recouverte de lacs, de mers ni d’océans et permet de faire la distinction entre campagne (das Land) et ville (Stadt ); il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Land — sehen: dem Ziele nahe sein, Aussicht haben, mit einer Sache zu Ende zu kommen. Die Redensart stammt von der Seefahrt. Klaus Groth (1819 99) schreibt in seiner Gedichtsammlung ›Quickborn‹ (Gesammelte Werke I,48): »Geld muss sin Vetter em gebn,… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

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