landmass

noun

land·​mass ˈland-ˌmas How to pronounce landmass (audio)
: a large area of land
continental landmasses

Examples of landmass in a Sentence

the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
Recent Examples on the Web Rural electric cooperatives provide electricity to 42 million people across 56% of the nation’s landmass. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 Its origin story began about 40 million to 50 million years ago when landmasses on two slabs of Earth’s crust — the India and Eurasian plates — collided in slow motion and crumpled the terrain, raising rocky peaks that over millions of years became the Himalayan mountain range. Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024 This could be explained by numerous asteroid impacts across this 40 million years that generated massive waves that piled debris on the shores of the supercontinent and smaller landmasses that existed at the time. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024 Rather than simply adding new routes and landmass in an update, Zwift will tease the changes throughout September. Andrew Williams, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for landmass 

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landmass was in 1856

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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landmass. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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landmass

noun
land·​mass -ˌmas How to pronounce landmass (audio)
: a large area of land

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