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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Laos has become almost entirely reliant on Chinese funds for the building of hydroelectric dams along the Mekong River within its borders; infrastructure loans from China now account for half of the foreign debt that the landlocked country has incurred.
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Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Most visitors come to this landlocked region just north of Tokyo for the Edo-style buildings in Kawagoe and bonsai nurseries.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The mineral-rich landlocked country, sandwiched between autocratic giants China and Russia, has been a hotbed of predatory behavior by business elites, while more than a quarter of the country’s 3.5 million population is mired in poverty.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 June 2025
The tiny landlocked country in southern Africa — now called Eswatini — was used because political sanctions prevented United from playing in neighbouring South Africa.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Most visitors come to this landlocked region just north of Tokyo for the Edo-style buildings in Kawagoe and bonsai nurseries.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The mineral-rich landlocked country, sandwiched between autocratic giants China and Russia, has been a hotbed of predatory behavior by business elites, while more than a quarter of the country’s 3.5 million population is mired in poverty.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 3 June 2025
The tiny landlocked country in southern Africa — now called Eswatini — was used because political sanctions prevented United from playing in neighbouring South Africa.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Landlocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlocked. Accessed 8 Jul. 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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