landed

[ lan-did ]

/ ˈlæn dɪd /

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adjective

owning land, especially an estate: landed gentry.

consisting of land: landed property.

after shipping; delivered: a landed price.

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Origin of landed

before 1000; late Middle English (see land, -ed³); replacing Old English gelandod (rare), past participle of *landian to endow with land (see -ed²)

OTHER WORDS FROM landed

un·land·ed, adjective

Words nearby landed

landau, landau-kleffner syndrome, landaulet, landboard, landdrost, landed, landed immigrant, lander, landes, landeshauptmann, landfall

Definition for landed (2 of 2)

land

[ land ]

/ lænd /

noun

any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.

an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land.

an area of ground with specific boundaries: to buy land on which to build a house.

rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas: They left the land for the city.

Law.

any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand.
any legal interest held in land.

Economics. natural resources as a factor of production.

a part of the surface of the earth marked off by natural or political boundaries or the like; a region or country: They came from many lands.

the people of a region or country

Audio. the flat surface between the grooves of a phonograph record.

a realm or domain: the land of the living.

a surface between furrows, as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel.

Scot. a tenement house.

verb (used with object)

to bring to or set on land: to land passengers or goods from a ship; to land an airplane.

to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition: His behavior will land him in jail.

Informal. to catch or capture; gain; win: to land a job.

Angling. to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net.

verb (used without object)

to come to land or shore: The boat lands at Cherbourg.

to go or come ashore from a ship or boat.

to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like: to land on both feet.

to hit or strike the ground, as from a height: The ball landed at the far side of the court.

to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something: The golf ball landed in the lake.

to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes followed by up): to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home.

Verb Phrases

land on, Informal. to reprimand; criticize: His mother landed on him for coming home so late.

Origin of land

before 900; Middle English (noun and v.), Old English (noun); cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic land; akin to Irish lann, Welsh llan church (orig. enclosure), Breton lann heath. See lawn¹

OTHER WORDS FROM land

land·like, adjectivere·land, verbun·der·land, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for landed

The Daily Beast has followed some of the refugees who landed in Sicily a month ago.
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Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.
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But we kept going until we landed every interview on my wish list.
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Purely by chance, Anna Coren had landed in Sydney just as the chocolate shop siege began.
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Finally, he landed a meeting with Jolie and conveyed his respect for “The Greatest Generation.”
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His successor was the Marquis of Maillebois, who landed in Corsica in spring with a large force.
Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2|Ferdinand Gregorovius
Thereupon Madame Guerin, feeling she had "landed" him, dropped her pose as hostess and became a matrimonial agent.
Remarkable Rogues|Charles Kingston
He feinted with his right and landed a light tap on Iras shoulder and danced away before Ira could reach him.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
The former was in much better spirits than he had been since he landed.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
They moored the vessel to the land, laid out gangways to the shore, and Thorvald with all his ship's company, landed.
The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America by the Northmen|B. F. De Costa

British Dictionary definitions for landed (1 of 4)

landed

/ (ˈlændɪd) /

adjective

owning landlanded gentry

consisting of or including landa landed estate

British Dictionary definitions for landed (2 of 4)

land

/ (lænd) /

noun

the solid part of the surface of the earth as distinct from seas, lakes, etcRelated adjective: terrestrial

ground, esp with reference to its use, quality, etc
(in combination)land-grabber

rural or agricultural areas as contrasted with urban ones

farming as an occupation or way of life

law

any tract of ground capable of being owned as property, together with any buildings on it, extending above and below the surface
any hereditament, tenement, or other interest; realty

a country, region, or area
the people of a country, etc

a realm, sphere, or domain

economics the factor of production consisting of all natural resources

the unindented part of a grooved surface, esp one of the ridges inside a rifle bore

how the land lies the prevailing conditions or state of affairs

verb

to transfer (something) or go from a ship or boat to the shoreland the cargo

(intr) to come to or touch shore

to come down or bring (something) down to earth after a flight or jump

to come or bring to some point, condition, or state

(tr) angling to retrieve (a hooked fish) from the water

(tr) informal to win or obtainto land a job

(tr) informal to deliver (a blow)

Derived forms of land

landless, adjectivelandlessness, noun

Word Origin for land

Old English; compare Old Norse, Gothic land, Old High German lant

British Dictionary definitions for landed (3 of 4)

Land¹

/ (lænd) /

noun

Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera

British Dictionary definitions for landed (4 of 4)

Land²

/ German (lant) /

noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)

any of the federal states of Germany
any of the provinces of Austria

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Idioms and Phrases with landed

land

In addition to the idioms beginning with land

land in
land on
land up

also see:

cloud-cuckoo land
fall (land) on one's feet
fat of the land
la-la land
lay of the land
never-never land

landed

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Definition for landed (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Origin of land

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British Dictionary definitions for landed (1 of 4)

adjective

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noun

verb

Derived forms of land

Word Origin for land

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noun

British Dictionary definitions for landed (4 of 4)

noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)

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