land
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 surface of the earthADJECTIVE▪ dry▪
It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea.
VERB + LAND▪ reach▪The explorers reached land after a long voyage.
▪ sight▪In the distance the crew sighted land.
▪ reclaim▪The new project will reclaim the land from the sea.
LAND + NOUN▪ mass▪chains of volcanoes running along the edge of continental land masses
▪ surface▪ animal, mammal▪ battle, war▪ forces▪With the land forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.
PREPOSITION▪ by land▪It's impossible to reach this beach by land because of the high cliffs.
▪ on land▪Some animals can live both on land and in water.
2 piece of groundADJECTIVE▪ good, prime (esp. BrE)▪Good agricultural land is scarce.
▪prime building land
▪ fertile, rich▪rich agricultural land
▪land that is rich in mineral deposits
▪ marginal, poor▪animals grazing on marginal land
▪ arid, desert, dry, parched▪The land was very dry after the long, hot summer.
▪ barren▪ derelict (BrE), waste (usually wasteland)▪A new shopping mall will be built on the derelict land.
▪ contaminated▪ empty, unused, vacant▪ uncultivated, undeveloped, virgin, wild▪ agricultural, arable, cultivated, farm (usually farmland), farming, pasture, ranch (esp. AmE)▪the clearing of forested areas to create pastures and arable land
▪ grazing▪ industrial (esp. BrE)▪ building, housing (both BrE)▪ green-belt (esp. BrE), greenfield (BrE), park (usually parkland)▪ rural, urban▪ private▪ public▪ federal, state (both esp. AmE)▪ crown (BrE), government▪ reservation, tribal▪ common (BrE), communal▪Everyone had the right to graze animals on communal land.
▪This used to be common land, where everyone had the right to graze animals.
▪ open▪They finally got out of the town and reached open land.
▪ flat, low-lying (esp. BrE)▪ coastal, forest, forested (esp. AmE)… OF LAND▪ area, parcel, patch, piece, plot, scrap (esp. BrE), strip, tract▪The state owns vast tracts of land.
▪Every scrap of land is used for growing food.
VERB + LAND▪ have, hold, own▪The inhabitants of a village held land in common.
▪ acquire, buy, purchase▪ sell▪ lease, rent▪ reclaim▪ protect▪ cultivate, farm, plough/plow, work▪ irrigate▪ clear▪The land has been cleared ready for building.
▪ develop▪They were refused permission to develop the land.
▪ expropriate (formal), seize▪ distribute, redistribute▪ grant sb▪He was granted land by the state.
LAND + VERB▪ adjoin sth▪a piece of land adjoining the airport
LAND + NOUN▪ agent (esp. BrE)▪ office (AmE), registry (BrE)▪ acquisition, purchase▪ grab▪The rush for fuel and food will lead to a global land grab.
▪ tenure▪ management▪ reclamation (esp. BrE)▪ development▪ use▪ reform▪ prices, values▪ claim▪ dispute3 the land farming landVERB + THE LAND▪ live off▪It's very fertile countryside where you can just live off the land.
▪ farm, work, work on▪His family had always worked the land.
▪ leave▪Many people leave the land to find work in towns.
▪ get back to, go back to▪He's tired of living in cities, and wants to get back to the land.
4 countryADJECTIVE▪ ancestral, native▪the tribe's ancestral lands
▪ distant, faraway, far-off▪He journeyed to many distant lands.
▪ alien, foreign, strange▪She was all alone in a strange land.
▪ Promised Land (often figurative)▪the Promised Land of progressive education
▪ cloud cuckoo (BrE), fantasy, la-la (AmE), never-never▪Anyone who thinks this legislation will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land.
VERB + LAND▪ conquer, occupy▪ rule{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 of an aircraftADVERB▪ safely▪The pilot managed to land the plane safely.
VERB + LAND▪ be about to, be due to, be scheduled to▪ come down to▪The plane slowly came down to land.
▪ be forced to▪The plane was forced to land in a nearby field.
▪ be able to, manage toPREPOSITION▪ at▪We are due to land at Newark at 12.15.
2 fall to the groundADVERB▪ awkwardly, badly, painfully▪I landed awkwardly and twisted my ankle.
▪ expertly, gracefully, neatly▪He tensed himself for the jump and landed expertly on the other side.
▪ heavily▪ gently, lightly, softly▪ squarely▪The coin landed squarely between his feet.
PREPOSITION▪ on▪She fell and landed heavily on her back.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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land — land … The Old English to English
land — land … English to the Old English
Land- — Land … Deutsch Wörterbuch
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 long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — may refer to: The part of the Earth that is not covered by water Ecoregion Landscape Landform, physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit Land (economics), a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources Land law Real… … Wikipedia
Land — (Pl. teils Länder, selten Lande; ahd. lant) steht für: den nicht von Wasser bedeckten Teil der Erdoberfläche, die Landfläche eine abgrenzbare, durch gemeinsame naturräumliche Merkmale bestimmte Region, Landstrich, siehe Landschaft ruraler,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — /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 — 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
