| bottom land |
lowlands beside, and rich in the deposits of, a river. |
| cloud-cuckoo-land |
a fanciful, unrealistic, or Utopian place or condition. |
| crash-land |
to land (an airplane) in an emergency, usu. causing damage to the plane. [2 definitions] |
| instrument landing |
a landing accomplished only by means of the instruments of an aircraft and signals from the ground, rather than by visual observation. |
| land bank |
a bank that finances transactions in real estate, esp. those involving farmland. |
| land contract |
a real estate contract in which the buyer agrees to make periodic payments to the seller, taking title only when the purchase price has been paid in full. |
| land grant |
a tract of public land given by a government for a highway, state college, railroad, or the like. |
| land mine |
an explosive device concealed beneath the surface of the ground, that is detonated by pressure, as of moving troops or vehicles. |
| land office |
a government office established to transact and record the sale and transfer of public lands. |
| land reform |
any governmental program requiring the division of large land holdings into smaller tracts, esp. to provide farmland to the landless. |
| land-grabber |
a person who uses unfair or fraudulent tactics to gain possession of land. |
| land-grant |
of or pertaining to any of a number of U.S. colleges and universities originally given government land in return for offering instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts, now funded by their respective states with federal supplements. |
| land-office business |
(informal) extremely good or booming business. |
| landing craft |
any of various flat-bottomed boats designed to bring soldiers and equipment close to shore during amphibious assaults. |
| landing field |
an area of land cleared, leveled, and sometimes surfaced to allow aircraft to land and take off; airstrip. |
| landing gear |
the wheels or pontoons of an aircraft designed to enable it to move on land or water when not airborne. |
| landing net |
a small bag-shaped net attached to a handle, used to scoop a hooked fish from the water. |
| landing strip |
a runway, esp. one constructed in a remote area and lacking airport facilities. |
| lay of the land |
the existing circumstances or state of affairs. |
| lotus land |
the land of lotus eaters, or any marvelous, dreamlike place or condition. |