landlocked

adjective land·locked \ ˈland-ˌläkt \

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

Definition of landlocked

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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Recent Examples of landlocked from the Web

Still, adopting that concept is an audacious mission to take on when your restaurant is in the landlocked midwest.

— mike sula, Chicago Reader, "Bar Biscay is a trippy vision of a land far away," 5 Apr. 2018
And even if pirates had wanted to come to this landlocked country, the ships could never pass under the ancient stone bridge that leads across the river to the Ottoman bazaar, which mostly survived the earthquake.

— marc santora, New York Times, "Dancing Nymphs and Pirate Ships: Notes from a Capital of Kitsch," 28 Mar. 2018
Resentment at India’s shadow has darkened since a blockade of the landlocked country’s border in 2015.

— The Economist, "Nepalese nationalists force a Bollywood muscleman to retreat," 28 Mar. 2018
Iraq's small landlocked Kurdish region has been increasingly isolated following the September referendum, straining relations with key allies such as the United States and neighboring Turkey.

— Fox News, "Iraq reopens Kurdish airports to international flights," 14 Mar. 2018
The couple’s story was one powerful vignette of a larger geopolitical conflict that is still playing out in the landlocked South American country.

— david ovalle, miamiherald, "Landmark case in Florida pits Bolivia’s ex-leader against villagers attacked by his army | Miami Herald," 6 Mar. 2018
Dozens of landlocked water districts are turning to briny groundwater basins or brackish rivers and bays, where the process of removing salt from water is generally a lot easier and cheaper.

— kurtis alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, "$10 million coming to Bay Area desalination project — but it’s not on the ocean," 16 Mar. 2018
Get beamed, Star Trek–style, from your Mediterranean cruise to the landlocked vastness of Mongolia.

— leena kim, Town & Country, "Luxury Pop-Up Hotels Are the Ultimate New Travel Adventure," 13 Mar. 2018
Two-fifths of the landlocked former Soviet republic of Belarus is cloaked in woods, including remnants of the great forest that rose from the European Plain 10,000 years ago.

— ligaya mishan, New York Times, "At Belarussian Xata, Hearty Fare to Keep the Spirits Light," 22 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of landlocked

1622

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Financial Definition of LANDLOCKED

landlocked

adjective

What It Is

Landlocked is a term describing a piece of property that has no direct access.

How It Works

Landlocked property is separated from major access ways including streets, canals and public roads. Landlocked property can be located behind other buildings and may even be hidden from view. People can generally only access landlocked property by crossing another piece of property. For example, a piece of land located behind a mall and accessible only through the mall is considered landlocked.

Why It Matters

In the real estate market, properties that are landlocked have very low market values due to their undesirable locations. This is particularly true of commercial properties.

Source: Investing Answers