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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Land \Land\, v. i. To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to come to the end of a course. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Land \Land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr & vb n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. I 'll undertake top land them on our coast. --Shak. 2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as to land a fish. 3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Land \Land\, n. Urine. See {Lant}. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Land \Land\, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as to sight land after a long voyage. They turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land. --Dryden. 2. Any portion, large or small of the surface of the earth, considered by itself or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract. Go view the land, even Jericho. --Josh. ii 1. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. --Goldsmith. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: land adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles" [syn: {land(a)}] [ant: {sea(a)}, {air(a)}] 2: operating or living or growing on land [syn: {terrestrial}, {land(a)}] [ant: {amphibious}, {aquatic}] n 1: the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city" 2: what plants grow in (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" [syn: {ground}, {soil}] 3: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: {domain}, {demesne}] 4: 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" [syn: {dry land}, {earth}, {ground}, {solid ground}, {terra firma}] 5: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: {country}, {state}, {nation}] 6: 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" [syn: {kingdom}, {realm}] 7: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: {estate}, {landed estate}, {acres}, {demesne}] 8: the people of a nation or country or a community of persons bound by a common heritage; "a nation of Catholics"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: {nation}, {nationality}, {country}, {a people}] 9: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president" [syn: {state}, {nation}, {country}, {commonwealth}, {res publica}, {body politic}] 10: working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" [syn: {farming}] v 1: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: {set down}] 2: cause to come to the ground; of aircraft [syn: {put down}, {bring down}] 3: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: {bring}] 4: bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" 5: deliver, as of a blow; "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" 6: arrive on shore; of ships [syn: {set ashore}, {shore}] 7: shoot at and force to come down of aircraft [syn: {down}, {shoot down}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means that some have the right to prevent others from living; for the right to own implies the right exclusively to occupy; and in fact laws of trespass are enacted wherever property in land is recognized. It follows that if the whole area of _terra firma_ is owned by A, B and C, there will be no place for D, E, F and G to be born, or born as trespassers, to exist. A life on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep, For the spark the nature gave I have there the right to keep They give me the cat-o'-nine Whenever I go ashore. Then ho! for the flashing brine -- I'm a natural commodore! Dodle
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