land

[land] / lænd /

NOUN

earth's surface; ownable property

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acreage area beach continent country countryside district earth estate farmland field ground home homeland nation parcel plot province ranch real estate region shore soil terrain territory tract

STRONG

acres dirt expanse extent farming grounds holding loam mainland manor purlieu quarry realty sod stretch sweep tillage

WEAK

old sod quinta terra firma

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sky

WEAK

sea

VERB

arrive, come to rest on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dock settle touch down

STRONG

alight berth debark disembark ground pilot steer thump

WEAK

bring in check in come ashore come down come in come to berth descend upon drop anchor flatten out get down level off light on make land put down put in set down set on deck sit down splash down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend take off

VERB

achieve, acquire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get have pick up secure win

STRONG

annex gain obtain procure

WEAK

bring in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose

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With no land link between Sweida and areas Israel occupied in southern Syria, the only way to deliver aid was via the Israeli air force.

From Los Angeles Times

RICHMOND, British Columbia—Harry Hogler has a deep attachment to his land.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We will continue to develop, build, and settle the land of our ancestral heritage, with faith in the justice of our path."

From Barron's

All three flights, which records show carried a total of some 450 people, landed safely.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Lai, Hong Kong was everything that China was not - deeply capitalist, a land of opportunity and limitless wealth, and free.

From BBC

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