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

The landlocked nation of Zambia has worked to strengthen fiscal discipline and foreign investment. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

The decision will not affect the current leadership of the landlocked nation of just 44,000 people. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Uganda’s Ssese Islands are one of the few places in the world where a tropical archipelago sits inside a landlocked country. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

The way the Nuggets botched their roster-building — the Zeke Nnaji contract and Reggie Jackson-to-Charlotte trade providing the nadir — around Jokic, most NBA icons, by now, would’ve fled our fair landlocked shores. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 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