land

noun
lănd

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

Example

“Most insects live on land.”

Other meanings

Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
“There are 50 acres of land in this estate.”
A country or region.
“They come from a faraway land.”

Example sentences

“I follow the stars to unknown lands.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“How did she land that job?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Cats always land on their feet.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "land".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “land” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.