land

[US]/lænd/
[UK]/lænd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. territory, country, real estate, countryside
v. to touch down, to descend, to successfully obtain.

Phrases & Collocations

fertile land

public land

arable land

owned land

undeveloped land

urban land

land use

on land

cultivated land

land management

land resource

land development

land area

land utilization

on the land

land system

land on

land acquisition

dry land

land use planning

land reclamation

land ownership

land surface

by land

land expropriation

Example Sentences

the land of make-believe; the land of television.

land suitable for development.

the land was foul with weeds.

the land north of the village.

a mythic land of plenty.

land a big contract.

land on one's feet.

land ripe for development.

land asprawl on the floor

That will land him in prison.

The land is in the possession of the merchant.

the cultivation of the land

They do not own the land in perpetuity.

a realtor a land agent

the division of the land into small fields.

the lands of the Middle East.

Real-world Examples

Dense forests of evergreen trees cover these lands.

Source: Beautiful China

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.

Source: Trump's inauguration speech

I don't need to resort to deception to land a man.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Those who jumped without a job haven't always landed in top positions quickly.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Owing to heavy fog, it was very difficult for the plane to land.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

And of those, eight million were indigenous lands.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

Volcanoes, large lakes, and quickly flowing rivers traverse the land.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

Sea ice is ice covering the ocean rather than land.

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

Polar bears are the largest land carnivore.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

An awning is torn above where the mortar allegedly landed.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

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