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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Hungary is a landlocked country with limited direct access to global energy markets, making pipeline infrastructure central to its supplies.
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Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Magyar has criticized Orban’s government for failing to diversify its energy mix, and advocated for reaching new agreements and constructing new infrastructure to bring oil and gas from other sources into landlocked Hungary.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Magyar has criticized Orbán’s government for failing to diversify its energy mix, and advocated for reaching new agreements and constructing new infrastructure to bring oil and gas from other sources into landlocked Hungary.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
The roundabout was built to service a container terminal on a new railway line that would help provide this landlocked part of central Europe with better access to the sea.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Magyar has criticized Orban’s government for failing to diversify its energy mix, and advocated for reaching new agreements and constructing new infrastructure to bring oil and gas from other sources into landlocked Hungary.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Magyar has criticized Orbán’s government for failing to diversify its energy mix, and advocated for reaching new agreements and constructing new infrastructure to bring oil and gas from other sources into landlocked Hungary.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
The roundabout was built to service a container terminal on a new railway line that would help provide this landlocked part of central Europe with better access to the sea.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Landlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlocked. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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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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