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

Inland flooding is now a major driver of insurance losses in landlocked states like Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri, which can be amplified by local land use, zoning, and development decisions. —Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

The Czech Republic, another landlocked country, stopped buying Russian oil after the invasion of Ukraine, while Hungary chose to deepen its dependence on Russia. —Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026

The first being that Taiwan is an island, not a landlocked nation. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026

The issue resonates not only at the AU, but in Ethiopia itself, which has long eyed Somaliland’s ports as a strategic outlet for the landlocked country. —Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 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