landlocked
adjective
land·locked
ˈland-ˌläkt 
1
: enclosed or nearly enclosed by land
a landlocked country
2
: confined to fresh water by some barrier
landlocked salmon
3
: living or located away from the ocean
a landlocked sailor
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The two of them and others, who would soon grow to number more than a dozen, began living in box trucks parked on the premises — a sort of landlocked version of the Rat Fleet.
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Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The landlocked exclave is bordered by Armenia, Iran and Turkey.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Mongolia is landlocked and uranium exports rely not only on your government retaining good relations with your two neighbours, Russia and China, but also France doing so.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Pakistan also tightened trade restrictions on landlocked Afghanistan to pressure the Taliban.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
The landlocked exclave is bordered by Armenia, Iran and Turkey.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Mongolia is landlocked and uranium exports rely not only on your government retaining good relations with your two neighbours, Russia and China, but also France doing so.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Pakistan also tightened trade restrictions on landlocked Afghanistan to pressure the Taliban.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Landlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlocked. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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landlocked
adjective
land·locked
-(d)läkt
1
: enclosed or nearly enclosed by land
a landlocked country
2
: kept from leaving fresh water by some barrier
landlocked salmon
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