- land
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 surface of the earthADJECTIVE▪ dry▪
It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea.
VERB + LAND▪ reach▪The explorers reached land after a long voyage.
▪ sight▪In the distance the crew sighted land.
▪ reclaim▪The new project will reclaim the land from the sea.
LAND + NOUN▪ mass▪chains of volcanoes running along the edge of continental land masses
▪ surface▪ animal, mammal▪ battle, war▪ forces▪With the land forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.
PREPOSITION▪ by land▪It's impossible to reach this beach by land because of the high cliffs.
▪ on land▪Some animals can live both on land and in water.
2 piece of groundADJECTIVE▪ good, prime (esp. BrE)▪Good agricultural land is scarce.
▪prime building land
▪ fertile, rich▪rich agricultural land
▪land that is rich in mineral deposits
▪ marginal, poor▪animals grazing on marginal land
▪ arid, desert, dry, parched▪The land was very dry after the long, hot summer.
▪ barren▪ derelict (BrE), waste (usually wasteland)▪A new shopping mall will be built on the derelict land.
▪ contaminated▪ empty, unused, vacant▪ uncultivated, undeveloped, virgin, wild▪ agricultural, arable, cultivated, farm (usually farmland), farming, pasture, ranch (esp. AmE)▪the clearing of forested areas to create pastures and arable land
▪ grazing▪ industrial (esp. BrE)▪ building, housing (both BrE)▪ green-belt (esp. BrE), greenfield (BrE), park (usually parkland)▪ rural, urban▪ private▪ public▪ federal, state (both esp. AmE)▪ crown (BrE), government▪ reservation, tribal▪ common (BrE), communal▪Everyone had the right to graze animals on communal land.
▪This used to be common land, where everyone had the right to graze animals.
▪ open▪They finally got out of the town and reached open land.
▪ flat, low-lying (esp. BrE)▪ coastal, forest, forested (esp. AmE)… OF LAND▪ area, parcel, patch, piece, plot, scrap (esp. BrE), strip, tract▪The state owns vast tracts of land.
▪Every scrap of land is used for growing food.
VERB + LAND▪ have, hold, own▪The inhabitants of a village held land in common.
▪ acquire, buy, purchase▪ sell▪ lease, rent▪ reclaim▪ protect▪ cultivate, farm, plough/plow, work▪ irrigate▪ clear▪The land has been cleared ready for building.
▪ develop▪They were refused permission to develop the land.
▪ expropriate (formal), seize▪ distribute, redistribute▪ grant sb▪He was granted land by the state.
LAND + VERB▪ adjoin sth▪a piece of land adjoining the airport
LAND + NOUN▪ agent (esp. BrE)▪ office (AmE), registry (BrE)▪ acquisition, purchase▪ grab▪The rush for fuel and food will lead to a global land grab.
▪ tenure▪ management▪ reclamation (esp. BrE)▪ development▪ use▪ reform▪ prices, values▪ claim▪ dispute3 the land farming landVERB + THE LAND▪ live off▪It's very fertile countryside where you can just live off the land.
▪ farm, work, work on▪His family had always worked the land.
▪ leave▪Many people leave the land to find work in towns.
▪ get back to, go back to▪He's tired of living in cities, and wants to get back to the land.
4 countryADJECTIVE▪ ancestral, native▪the tribe's ancestral lands
▪ distant, faraway, far-off▪He journeyed to many distant lands.
▪ alien, foreign, strange▪She was all alone in a strange land.
▪ Promised Land (often figurative)▪the Promised Land of progressive education
▪ cloud cuckoo (BrE), fantasy, la-la (AmE), never-never▪Anyone who thinks this legislation will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land.
VERB + LAND▪ conquer, occupy▪ rule{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 of an aircraftADVERB▪ safely▪The pilot managed to land the plane safely.
VERB + LAND▪ be about to, be due to, be scheduled to▪ come down to▪The plane slowly came down to land.
▪ be forced to▪The plane was forced to land in a nearby field.
▪ be able to, manage toPREPOSITION▪ at▪We are due to land at Newark at 12.15.
2 fall to the groundADVERB▪ awkwardly, badly, painfully▪I landed awkwardly and twisted my ankle.
▪ expertly, gracefully, neatly▪He tensed himself for the jump and landed expertly on the other side.
▪ heavily▪ gently, lightly, softly▪ squarely▪The coin landed squarely between his feet.
PREPOSITION▪ on▪She fell and landed heavily on her back.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
