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Definition of landlocked
1 : enclosed or nearly enclosed by land a landlocked country
2 : confined to freshwater by some barrier landlocked salmon
3 : living or located away from the ocean a landlocked sailor
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Recent Examples of landlocked from the Web
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Bhutan, also known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is a small landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas.
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Yes, the landlocked city of Naperville, about 30 miles west of Lake Michigan, is considered a beach town by WalletHub thanks to the onetime limestone quarry that's now known as Centennial Beach.
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Atlanta has one of the highest levels of air pollutants because of congestion, its landlocked geography and heat.
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LAKE OROVILLE Guide Rustic Rob has been out twice fishing for landlocked salmon and skunked twice.
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ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolians will vote for a new president on Monday in a race pitting a horse salesman against a former judo star and a nationalist wanting to get more from the vast landlocked country’s mineral wealth.
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The landlocked province of Guizhou has since emerged as ground zero.
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Stuart Montaldo might look like a landlocked gondolier gliding along bike paths on an extra-long skateboard, leaving bewildered cyclists and joggers in his dust.
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The landlocked nation is considering a $7 billion plan to build coal, wind and solar plants that could send electricity across China, Russia, South Korea and Japan, according to Tamir Batsaikhan, a project director with the Shivee Energy Complex.
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First Known Use of landlocked
1622
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LANDLOCKED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of landlocked for English Language Learners
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: surrounded by land
LANDLOCKED Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of landlocked for Students
1 : shut in or nearly shut in by land a landlocked harbor
2 : kept from leaving fresh water by some barrier landlocked salmon
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