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2. | land - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" | |
3. | land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" | |
4. | land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" | |
5. | land - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | |
6. | land - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" | |
7. | land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" | |
8. | land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" | |
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10. | Land - United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991) Synonyms: Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land | |
11. | land - working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" Synonyms: farming | |
Verb | 1. | land - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" Synonyms: set down |
2. | land - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" Synonyms: put down, bring down | |
3. | land - bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" Synonyms: bring | |
4. | land - bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" | |
5. | land - deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" | |
6. | land - arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" Synonyms: set ashore, shore | |
7. | land - shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" Synonyms: shoot down, down | |
Adj. | 1. | land - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles" |
2. | land - operating or living or growing on land Synonyms: terrestrial Antonyms: amphibious - operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals" aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals" |
LAND. This term comprehends any found, soil or earth whatsoever, as meadows,
pastures, woods, waters, marshes, furze and heath. It has an indefinite
extent upwards as well as downwards; therefore land, legally includes all
houses and other buildings standing or built on it; and whatever is in a
direct line between the surface and the centre of the earth, such as mines
of metals and fossils. 1 Inst. 4 a; Wood's Inst. 120; 2 B1. Com. 18; 1
Cruise on Real Prop. 58. In a more confined sense, the word land is said to
denote "frank tenement at the least." Shep. To. 92. In this sense, then,
leaseholds cannot be said to be included under the word lands. 8 Madd. Rep.
635. The technical sense of the word land is farther explained by Sheppard,
in his Touch. p. 88, thus: "if one be seised of some lands in fee, and
possessed of other lands for years, all in one parish, and he grant all his
lands in that parish (without naming them) in fee simple or for life; by
this grant shall pass no, more but the lands he hath in fee simple." It is
also said that land in its legal acceptation means arable land. 11 Co. 55 a.
See also Cro. Car. 293; 2 P. Wms. 458, n.; 5 Ves. 476; 20 Vin. Ab. 203.
2. Land, as above observed, includes in general all the buildings
erected upon it; 9 Day, R. 374; but to this general rule there are some
exceptions. It is true, that if a stranger voluntarily erect buildings on
another's land, they will belong to the owner of the land, and will become a
part of it; 16 Mass. R. 449; yet cases are, not wanting where it has been
decided that such an erection, under peculiar circumstances, would be
considered as personal property. 4 Mass. R. 514; 8 Pick. R. 283, 402; 5
Pick, R. 487; 6 N. H. Rep. 555; 2 Fairf. R. 371; 1 Dana, R. 591; 1 Burr.
144.