land in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
land in Kashmiri कॉशुर
land in Sindhi سنڌي
land in Tamil தமிழ்
land in English
- land⇄expr. how the land lies, what the state of affairs is.
Ex. Uncle Charles's eyes had discovered how the land lay as regarded Rose and himself (Mary Bridgman). - land⇄expr. lands,
a. territorial possessions.
Ex. Their lands had been divided by Cromwell among his followers (Macaulay).
b. those parts of a farm in South Africa on which crops are cultivated.
Ex. There are, too, the 'lands' where - land⇄expr. make land, to discover or see land as the ship approaches a shore.
Ex. We were at sea a full week before we finally made land. - Land⇄Land, noun, pl.LanderorLaender.
(German.) a state; province.
Ex. The Federal Republic of Germany is a federal state composed of ten Lander. - land⇄land, noun, verb.
- land⇄noun 1. the solid part of the earth's surface.
Ex. After many weeks at sea, the sailors sighted land.
2. ground or soil.
Ex. This is good land for a garden.
(SYN) earth.
3a. ground or soil used as property; real estate, s - land⇄v.i. 1. to come to land or something solid.
Ex. The ship landed at the pier. The crippled airplane landed at an emergency field. The fly landed on the bread.
2. to go on shore from a ship, boat, or airplane.
Ex. The passengers landed. - land⇄v.t. 1a. to bring to land; set ashore; set on something solid.
Ex. The ship landed its passengers. The pilot landed the airplane in Seattle.
b. to set down from a vehicle.
Ex. The bus landed him in front of his house.
2. to caus