land

[[t]lænd[/t]]

n.

1) geo any part of the earth's surface, as a continent or an island, not covered by a body of water

2) an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition:

arable land[/ex]

3) an area of ground with specific boundaries:

to buy land in Florida[/ex]

4) rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas:

They left the land for the city[/ex]

5) law Law.

any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it

6) a part of the earth's surface marked off by natural or political boundaries or the like; a region or country:

They came from many lands[/ex]

7) the people of a region or country

8) a realm or domain:

the land of the living[/ex]

9) a surface between furrows, as on the interior of a rifle barrel

10) naut. navig. to bring to or set on land

11) to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition:

His behavior will land him in jail[/ex]

12) inf Informal. to catch or capture; win:

to land a job[/ex]

13) spo to bring (a fish) onto land or into a boat, as with a hook or a net

14) naut. navig. to come to land or shore:

The boat lands at Cherbourg[/ex]

15) to go or come ashore from a ship or boat

16) to alight upon or strike a surface, as the ground or a body of water:

The plane landed on time[/ex]

17) to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes fol. by up):

to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OON, Go land, OHGlant