land

US /lænd/

UK /lænd/

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noun

  • Region or country
  • Earth; the ground

verb

  • To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
  • To obtain or get something that you wanted
  • To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
  • To cause to arrive in a specific place or state

Examples

With the land forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.

His family had always worked the land.