What does “land” mean?
- 1
nounthe solid part of the earth’s surface, not the sea
After weeks at sea, the sailors finally saw land.
- 2
nounan area of ground, especially one that someone owns
They bought some land to build a house.
- 3
verbto come down to the ground after flying
Our plane landed at 10 p.m.
Land at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /lænd/ · LAND
How to use “land” correctly
“Land” for ground is uncountable: “a piece of land”, not “a land” (unless you mean a country, as in “a distant land”).
Common phrases with “land”
- on land
- a piece of land
- land safely
- farm land
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- sea
- take off
Word family
- landing
- landscape
“land” is on these word lists
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