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noun
- The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
- A country or region.
- Ground that is suitable for farming.
- (Ireland / Colloquial) a fright.
- He got an awful when the police arrived.
Translations: - Dutch: grond(nl, land, n}}, t+, nl)m
- French: terre(fr)f
- German: p(de, Land, n}}, {{t+, de, Land)alt=Lí¤nder
- Italian: terra(it)f
- Spanish: tierra(es)f
verb
- (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
- The plane is about to .
- (intransitive) To come into rest.
- (intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
- (transitive) To bring to land.
- It can be tricky to a helicopter.
- Use the net to the fish.
- (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
- (transitive) To deliver.
Translations: - Dutch: doen landen, aan de grond zetten
- French: poser(fr)
- German: landen(de)
- Spanish: aterrizar(es)
adjective
- Of or relating to land.
- Residing or growing on land.
Translations: (trans-top, Of or relating to land)
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(trans-top, Residing or growing on land)
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Etymology: < , lond (ground, soil, defined piece of land, country) < Proto-Germanic - landom < Proto-Indo-European
- lendh- (land, heath).
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