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land

noun
  1. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
    farming
  2. the people who live in a nation or country
    nationcountry
  3. a politically organized body of people under a single government
    state
  4. the territory occupied by a nation
    “They returned to the land of their birth.”
    state
  5. territory over which rule or control is exercised
    domaindemesne
  6. the solid part of the earth's surface
    “the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land”
    groundearthdry landsolid groundterra firma
  7. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
    “the land had never been plowed”
    groundsoil
  8. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
    “the family owned a large estate on Long Island”
    estatedemesnelanded estateacres
  9. the land on which real estate is located
    “I built the house on land leased from the city.”
  10. a domain in which something is dominant
    realmkingdom
verb
  1. bring into a different state
    “this may land you in jail”
  2. reach or come to rest
    “The bird landed on the highest branch”
    set down
  3. cause to come to the ground
    “the pilot managed to land the airplane safely”
    bring down
  4. shoot at and force to come down
    “the enemy landed several of our aircraft”
    down
  5. arrive on shore
    “The ship landed in Pearl Harbor”
    shoreset ashore
  6. bring ashore
    “The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island”
  7. to deliver a blow
    “I landed several blows on my opponent's head.”