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I.land1 S1 W1 /lænd/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English]
1. GROUND [uncountable] an area of ground, especially when used for farming or building:
They own a lot of land.
He bought a piece of land. ⇨ ↑dockland, ↑farmland
2. NOT SEA [uncountable] the solid dry part of the Earth’s surface:
After 21 days at sea, we sighted land.
by land
Troops began an assault on the city by land and sea.
on land
The crocodile lays its eggs on land.
land bird/animal
The white stork is one of the biggest land birds of the region. ⇨ ↑dry land
3. COUNTRY [countable] literary a country or area:
Their journey took them to many foreign lands.
native land (=the land where you were born)
He’s fiercely proud of his native land.
Australia represented a real land of opportunity for thousands of people.
4. NOT CITY the land the countryside thought of as a place where people grow food
live off the land (=grow or catch all the food you need)
A third of the region’s population still lives off the land.
work/farm the land (=grow crops)
Many people were forced to give up working the land.
5. PROPERTY [uncountable] the area of land that someone owns:
He ordered us to get off his land.
private/public/common land
6. see/find out how the land lies spoken to try to discover what the situation really is before you make a decision
7. in the land of the living spoken awake – used humorously
8. the land of milk and honey an imaginary place where life is easy and pleasant
9. (in) the land of nod old-fashioned asleep
be/live in cloud-cuckoo-land at ↑cloud1(7), ⇨ ↑dry land, ↑dreamland, ↑fairyland, ⇨ the lie of the land at ↑lie3(3), ⇨ ↑never-never land, ↑Promised Land, ↑wasteland, ↑wonderland
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COLLOCATIONS
phrases
an acre/hectare of land The family owned hundreds of acres of land.
a piece of land (=an area of land) He built a house on a piece of land near the river.
a plot/parcel of land (=a piece of land) They farmed a small plot of land.
a strip of land (=a narrow piece of land) They owned the strip of land between the forest and the sea.
a tract of land (=a large area of land) Cattle ranching requires large tracts of land.
adjectives
fertile/rich (=good for growing crops) The land near the river is very fertile.
poor (=not good for growing crops) It is poor land that should never have been farmed.
vacant/derelict British English (=unused) The houses could be built on derelict land.
open land (=land on which there are no buildings) In the middle of the city are several hundred acres of open land.
agricultural land The factory is causing severe pollution to nearby agricultural land.
arable land (=land that crops are grown on) Some pastures were converted into arable land.
industrial land (=land where factories can be built and industry take place) The canal basin area is designated as industrial land.
housing/building land British English (=land where houses can be built) The shortage of housing land is a problem in the south-east.
COMMON ERRORS
Do not say 'a large land' or 'a small land'. Say a large piece of land or a small piece of land.
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THESAURUS
land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses: This is private land. | They moved to the country and bought some land.
farmland land that is used for farming: The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland.
territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war: His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory. | The army was advancing into enemy territory.
the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital: The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend. | the school grounds
estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner: The film is set on an English country estate.
II.land2 S2 W3 BrE AmE verb

1. PLANE/BIRD/INSECT
a) [intransitive] if a plane, bird, or insect lands, it moves safely down onto the ground OPP take off:
Flight 846 landed five minutes ago.
The bird landed gracefully on the water.
b) [transitive] to make a plane move safely down onto the ground at the end of a journey:
The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely.
2. ARRIVE BY BOAT/PLANE [intransitive] to arrive somewhere in a plane, boat etc
land on/in/at etc
We expect to be landing in Oslo in about fifty minutes.
In 1969, the first men landed on the Moon.
3. FALL/COME DOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to come down through the air onto something SYN drop
land in/on/under etc
A large branch landed on the hood of my car.
Louis fell out of the tree and landed in a holly bush.
She fell and landed heavily on the floor.
A couple of bombs landed quite near to the village.
4. GOODS/PEOPLE [transitive] if a boat or aircraft lands people or goods, it brings them to a place, and the people get out or the goods are carried out:
The troops were landed by helicopter.
5. JOB/CONTRACT ETC [transitive] informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get:
He landed a job with a law firm.
land yourself something
Bill’s just landed himself a part in a Broadway show.
6. land somebody in trouble/hospital/court etc to cause someone to have serious problems or be in a difficult situation:
Connie’s going to land herself in big trouble if she keeps arriving late for work.
She developed pneumonia which landed her in hospital.
7. land somebody in it British English spoken informal to get someone into trouble by telling other people that they did something wrong SYN drop somebody in it:
Geoff landed me in it by saying I should have checked that the door was locked.
8. PROBLEMS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to arrive unexpectedly, and cause problems
land in/on/under etc
Just when I thought my problems were over, this letter landed on my desk.
9. land a punch/blow etc to succeed in hitting someone
10. land on your feet to get into a good situation again, after having problems:
She certainly landed on her feet when she got that job.
11. CATCH FISH [transitive] to catch a fish
land up phrasal verb
British English informal
to be in a particular place, situation, or position after a lot of things have happened to you SYN end up
land up in
We landed up in a bar at 3 am.
Be careful that you don’t land up in serious debt.
land up with
I landed up with five broken ribs.
land somebody with something phrasal verb
[usually passive] informal
to give someone something unpleasant to do, because no one else wants to do it:
Maria’s been landed with all the tidying up as usual.
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THESAURUS
arrive to get to the place you are going to: I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock. | They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive: What time do you usually get to work? | I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey: When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are: She came home yesterday. | What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up
) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you: I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it: Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc: I usually get in at around 6 o'clock. | What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are: We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.
land if a plane or the passengers on it land, they arrive on the ground: We finally landed at 2 a.m. | They watched the planes taking off and landing.

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land

Land is another name for the ground.

[lænd]
danh từ
đất; đất liền
to go by land
đi đường bộ
đất trồng trọt, đất canh tác
barren land
đất cẵn cỗi
land reforms
cải cách ruộng đất, cải cách điền địa
vùng, xứ, địa phương
one's native land
quê hương xứ sở
đất đai, điền sản
to own houses and lands
có nhà cửa và đất đai
Holy Land
đất thánh
the land of the leal
thiên đường
to be in the land of the living
sống, tồn tại
land of milk and honey
nơi đầy đủ sung túc
lộc phúc của trời
the promised land
(trong (kinh thánh)) miền đất phì nhiêu do Chúa Trời hứa với người Do Thái; miền đất hứa
chốn thiên thai; nơi cực lạc
land of Nod
giấc ngủ
to spy out the land
kín đáo dò xét tình hình
to make the land
trông thấy đất liền (tàu biển)
to see how the land lies
xem sự thể ra sao
to live on the fat of the land
ngồi mát ăn bát vàng
to be on the land
làm nghề trồng trọt cày cấy, làm nghề nông
ngoại động từ
đưa vào bờ; đổ bộ
to land troops
đổ bộ quân
dẫn đến, đưa đến, đẩy vào (một tình thế, một hoàn cảnh)
extravagance will land a man in debt
ăn tiêu hoang phí sẽ đưa người ta đến mang công mắc nợ
đạt được, giành được; bắt được
to land a prize
giành được giải thưởng
đưa đi, giáng, đánh
to land a blow in someone's eye
giáng một quả đấm vào mắt ai
to land a ball in the goal
rót bóng vào khung thành
nội động từ
ghé vào bờ (tàu); hạ cánh (máy bay); xuống đất, xuống xe (người); lên bờ (từ dưới tàu)
to land at Odessa
cặp bến ở Ô-đét-xa
the plane landed safely
máy bay hạ cánh an toàn
rơi vào (tình trạng nào đó)
to land in a fix
rơi vào tình thế khó khăn
to land on sb
phê bình, mắng mỏ
to land up doing sth
rốt cuộc phải miễn cưỡng làm điều gì
to land sb with sth
giao cái gì cho ai giải quyết
to land on one's feet
hồi phục vững vàng, lấy lại phong độ


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