land grant

noun

: a grant of land made by the government especially for roads, railroads, or agricultural colleges

Examples of land grant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The property dates to the 1800s, with its land grant tracing back to John Marriott in the 1700s. — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

But some newcomers argued that Sutter sold property that was outside his land grant from Mexico. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Dabney later received a land grant and lived as a free man in Georgia. — Jonathan Miller, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Scott was chairman of the Agriculture Committee and worked on reforming the dairy industry, supported land grant universities and worked to protect the interests of farmers, ranchers and food processors. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for land grant

• decant
• descant
• eggplant
• enchant
• explant
• implant
• preplant
• recant
• replant
• supplant
• transplant
• ant