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

Examples of landlocked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An important question before Prime Minister Shah is whether a small landlocked nation with a youth bulge and rising expectations can deliver in the age of tech disruption and changing geopolitics. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

If Corrèze is low, the landlocked Cantal is practically the lanterne rouge for population density, 91st of the 96 mainland French departments. — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Two years later, when the Dalai Lama visited Mongolia for a purely religious trip, China hit its export-reliant landlocked neighbor with retaliatory tariffs. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Nairobi and Kigali signed three agreements to expand landlocked Rwanda’s access to petroleum imports. — Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for landlocked

• overstocked
• balked
• blocked
• chalked
• clocked
• cocked
• docked
• flocked
• hawked
• knocked
• locked
• mocked

Kids Definition

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