the land on which real estate is located; he built the house on land leased from the city'
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
[ Syn: land , din land , edwin herbert land ]
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; farming is a strenuous life; theres no work on the land any more
[ Syn: farming ]
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; good agricultural soil
territory over which rule or control is exercised; his domain extended into Europe; he made it the law of the land
the solid part of the earths surface; the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land; the earth shook for several minutes; he dropped the logs on the ground
[ Syn: dry land , earth , ground , solid ground , terra firma ]
the territory occupied by a nation; he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries
a domain in which something is dominant; the untroubled kingdom of reason; a land of make-believe; the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; the family owned a large estate on Long Island
[ Syn: estate , landed estate , acres , demesne ]
the people who live in a nation or country; a statement that sums up the nations mood; the news was announced to the nation; the whole country worshipped him
a politically organized body of people under a single government; the state has elected a new president; African nations; students who had come to the nations capitol; the countrys largest manufacturer; an industrialized land
[ Syn: state , nation , country , commonwealth , res publica , body politic ]
land (n.)
reach or come to rest; The bird landed on the highest branch; The plane landed in Istanbul
[ Syn: set down ]
cause to come to the ground; the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
[ Syn: put down , bring down ]
bring into a different state; this may land you in jail
[ Syn: bring ]
bring ashore; The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island'
deliver (a blow); He landed several blows on his opponent's head'
arrive on shore; The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
[ Syn: set ashore , shore ]
shoot at and force to come down; the enemy landed several of our aircraft
[ Syn: down , shoot down ]