ALL meanings of land on
land on
L l - noun land on any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest. 1
- noun land on an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land. 1
- noun land on an area of ground with specific boundaries: to buy land on which to build a house. 1
- noun land on rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas: They left the land for the city. 1
- noun land on Law. any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand. any legal interest held in land. 1
- noun land on Economics. natural resources as a factor of production. 1
- noun land on a part of the surface of the earth marked off by natural or political boundaries or the like; a region or country: They came from many lands. 1
- noun land on the people of a region or country. 1
- noun land on Audio. the flat surface between the grooves of a phonograph record. 1
- noun land on a realm or domain: the land of the living. 1
- noun land on a surface between furrows, as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel. 1
- noun land on Scot. a tenement house. 1
- verb with object land on to bring to or set on land: to land passengers or goods from a ship; to land an airplane. 1
- verb with object land on to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition: His behavior will land him in jail. 1
- verb with object land on Informal. to catch or capture; gain; win: to land a job. 1
- verb with object land on Angling. to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net. 1
- verb without object land on to come to land or shore: The boat lands at Cherbourg. 1
- verb without object land on to go or come ashore from a ship or boat. 1
- verb without object land on to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like: to land on both feet. 1
- verb without object land on to hit or strike the ground, as from a height: The ball landed at the far side of the court. 1
- verb without object land on to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something: The golf ball landed in the lake. 1
- verb without object land on to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes followed by up): to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home. 1
- idioms land on land / fall on one's feet. feet (def 3). 1
- idioms land on see how the land lies, to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting: You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal. Compare lay of the land. 1
- noun land on to scold or criticize severely 0