landfast

[ land-fast, -fahst ]

/ ˈlændˌfæst, -ˌfɑst /

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adjective

attached to or grounded on shore or land: landfast ice.

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Origin of landfast

First recorded in 1695–1705; land + fast¹

Words nearby landfast

Landé factor, lander, Landes, Landeshauptmann, landfall, landfast, landfill, land flowing with milk and honey, land forces, landform, land freeze