land

land is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: /lănd/
• IPA: /lænd/
• SAMPA: /l{nd/
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Noun

Singular land

Plural lands

Usually (uncountable)

1. Land is the part of the Earth that is not water

   The Earth is 70% water, and 30% land.

2. A land is a country or region
3. Land is an area of ground that can be used for farming, making buildings, etc.

   All this land belongs to me.

Verb

Plain form land

Third-person singular lands

Past tense landed

Past participle landed

Present participle landing

1. (intransitive) When you land, you fall onto the ground.

   He jumped off the wall and landed on his feet.

2. (intransitive) When an airplane lands, it comes down from the air onto the ground.

   The plane landed in Chicago.

3. (transitive) When you land an airplane, you use the controls to bring it down on the ground.

   The pilot landed the big plane.