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noun

land

LAND/lænd/

The earth's solid ground as distinct from water.

The shoreline marks the boundary between solid land and blue water.

Clear dividing shoreline between blue water and solid earthy land.
Etymology
landOld Englishground, soil; territory

Old English land already meant solid ground. The evidence points to an earlier territorial sense—a person's holding or a people's home—which broadened to the earth's solid surface.

In context

Ernest Kleinberg Films2:32
parcels of land reclaimed from the water
The Netherlands: Struggle for Land

More examples

  • Sea turtles lay their eggs on land.
  • We travel by land rather than by boat.
  • The flood leaves only a narrow strip of dry land.

Forms

land

Similar words

ground
Emphasizes the surface underfoot rather than its contrast with water.
earth
Often emphasizes soil rather than solid surface contrasted with water.