land

city-state, microstate, ministate, nation-state

domain, dominion, empire, kingdom, realm, republic

duchy, dukedom, emirate, principality, seigniory (or seignory), sultanate

democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, oligarchy, sovereign (also sovran), theocracy

client state, colony, condominium, dependency, mandate, province, settlement, soil, trust territory

fatherland, homeland, motherland

great power, power, sea power, superpower, world power

welfare state

district, domain, latitude(s), range, realm, terrain, territory

neighborhood, vicinity

continent, landmass, zone

island, isthmus, mainland, peninsula

berth, moor, tie up

beach, ground

harbor

arrive, reach, show up, turn up

debark, disembark

fetch, hit, make, reach

pull in, touch down

debark, disembark

barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in)

check in, clock (in)

beach

anchor, dock, put in

belly-land, crash-land

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

catch, pick up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

bay, corner

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

rend, wrest

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)