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homeland, native land: The land of our fathers flowed with milk
and honey.
--v. 5 arrive, alight, light, touch or come or go down, splash
down, settle on or upon, come to rest, berth, dock, disembark,
debark, go ashore, deplane, dismount: The plane was forced to
land on the water. We land at dawn. 6 catch, capture, take
captive, Colloq bag: He was unable to land the shark unaided.
7 Colloq get, secure, obtain, win, acquire: He finally landed a
job with his father-in-law. Sadie finally landed a millionaire!
landing n. 1 touchdown, alighting, splashdown, docking: The fog made
landing quite dangerous. 2 disembarkation, deplaning, arrival:
After landing, passengers proceed through passport control. 3
landing-place, dock, pier, jetty, wharf, quay: We walked onto
the landing to watch the ship come in.
landlady n. 1 proprietor or proprietress, lady of the house, mistress,
manager or Brit manageress, hostess: My landlady owns three bed
and breakfasts. 2 See landlord, 2, below.
landlord n. 1 host, publican, proprietor, innkeeper, hotelier, manager,
restaurateur, Boniface: Landlord! Two pints of your best
bitter! 2 landlady, landowner, householder, (property) owner,
lessor, Brit freeholder: My landlord has raised my rent
claiming that his expenses have increased.
landmark n. 1 feature, guide, guidepost; identification: The tower
serves as a landmark for those seeking the castle. 2
turning-point, watershed, milestone, monument: His essay
remains a landmark in philosophical thought.
--attributive 3 critical, crucial, pivotal, important, historic,
significant, precedent-setting, momentous, notable, noteworthy,
major: This stands out as a landmark decision in the annals of
criminal law.
landscape n. prospect, view, scene, aspect, vista, countryside: Here and
there the landscape is dotted with spinneys.
language n. 1 speech, tongue, idiom, parlance, dialect, idiolect,
patois, jargon, cant, argot, vernacular, Colloq lingo: How many
languages do you speak? 2 communication, intercourse,