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land

One entry found.

Entry Word:
land
Function:
verb
Text: 1 to stop at or near a place along the shore<the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay>Synonymsanchor, dockRelated Wordsmoor, tie up; beach, ground; harbor; arrive, reach; debark, disembarkPhrasesdrop anchor, make portNear Antonymsembark, launch, sail 2 to get to a destination<we landed at the hotel just before midnight>— see come 2 3 to go ashore from a ship<the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda>— see disembark 4 to come to rest after descending from the air<our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away>— see alight 5 to receive as return for effort<because of his work on the bossʼs pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise>— see earn 1 6 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly<after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a ten-pound bass>— see catch 1
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