Meaning of land In English

• 0 the surface of the earth that is not covered by water:

  • It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea.

  • The treaty has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of land-based missiles in Europe.

  • The military commanders won't deploy their land forces until they're satisfied that the air attacks have done their job.

  • This sort of land is no good for growing potatoes.

  • I always prosecute people who trespass on my land.

  • We want to buy a plot of land to build a house.

  • Most of the families lived off the land (= grew their own food, etc.).

  • My parents worked (on) the land.

• 1 a country:

  • a land of ice and snow

  • The group want to promote their ideas in schools throughout the land.

• 2 to (cause to) arrive on the ground or other surface after moving down through the air:

  • We should land in Madrid at 7 a.m.

  • You can land a plane on water in an emergency.

  • The bird landed on my finger.

  • figurative The report first landed on my desk this morning.

  • We landed at Port Said in the early evening.

  • If you click on the link you land on his blog.

  • The allegations attracted a lot of attention when they landed on the Drudge Report site in the morning.

• 3 to take goods or people off a ship or aircraft:

  • The general's plan involved landing troops behind enemy lines.

• 4 to catch a fish with a hook (= curved piece of wire) or net and remove it from the water:

  • He landed a huge salmon.

• 5 to get or achieve something good, especially in a way that seems easy or unexpected:

  • He landed a senior editorial job.

• 6 to happen or succeed as intended:

  • Some of his jokes didn't really land, but he was pretty funny.

• 7 the surface of the earth that is not covered by water:

  • It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea.

  • They just bought 150 acres of land in Idaho.

  • My parents worked (on) the land all their lives.

• 8 a country:

  • Ireland was my mother’s native land.

• 9 to arrive or cause something to arrive at a place in an aircraft:

  • [ I ] The pilot said we would land in about 20 minutes.

  • [ I ] We’d been sailing for three weeks by the time we landed at Miami.

• 10 to unload people or things from a ship or aircraft onto the ground:

  • The general’s plan involved landing troops behind enemy lines.

• 11 to get or achieve something desirable:

  • to land a job

• 12 the surface of the Earth that is not covered by water:

  • on land It is cheaper to drill for oil on land than at sea.

  • by land The code gives the minimum standards of welfare required for the transport of animals by land.

• 13 an area of ground, especially when used for a particular purpose such as farming or building:

  • The agent controls land with the potential for 22,850 new homes, 5,650 of which already have planning permission.

• 14 the land owned by a person or organization:

  • It was understood that federal lands would be given to the oil and gas industry.

• 15 a way of referring to farms, farming, and the countryside:

  • Many of these migrants have been forced to leave the land and find work in the cities.

  • Some people in the state manage to live off the land.

• 16 when a plane lands or someone lands it, it comes down from the sky to the ground:

  • We shall be landing at Paris, Charles de Gaulle, in approximately ten minutes.

• 17 when a boat lands, it arrives at a port, etc. next to the land:

  • The ferry will land at the International Ferry Terminal.

• 18 to take goods or people off a ship or aircraft:

  • After some delay the customs officer finally gave them permission to land the goods.

• 19 to arrive somewhere:

  • The report landed on my desk yesterday morning.

• 20 to get or achieve something good, for example a job:

  • In the past six months they have landed some high-profile contracts.