land
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.
underland
-
a word derived from
land.
Example Sentences
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The underland is where human beings investigate dark matter and bury our nuclear waste, where we have imagined the kingdom of the dead and painted our first works of art.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2019
I mostly listen, relaxing after the day’s exertions, pinching myself at the wondrously weird subcultures of this underland, reflecting on the bizarre cultural recyclings that it calls out.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
Much of Paris was built from its own underland, hewn block by block from the bedrock and hauled up for dressing and placing.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
Deliberately to place something in the underland is often a strategy to shield it from view.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2019
Come, acushla, come, as in ancient times Rings aloud the underland with faery chimes.
From By Still Waters Lyrical Poems Old and New by George William Russell
