| landlord |
a man or woman who rents property to others. [2 definitions] |
| landlubber |
one who is not familiar with the sea or experienced in seamanship. |
| landmark |
a feature of the landscape that serves as a point of reference, a guide for travelers, or a boundary marker. [5 definitions] |
| landmass |
a large body of land such as a continent or subcontinent. |
| 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-office business |
(informal) extremely good or booming business. |
| landowner |
one who possesses or owns land. |
| landpoor |
owning land but lacking money to pay taxes on it or improve it. |
| land reform |
any governmental program requiring the division of large land holdings into smaller tracts, esp. to provide farmland to the landless. |
| Landsat |
any of several U.S. satellites that gather and transmit data about the earth (acronym for "land satellite"). |
| landscape |
a stretch of scenery, usu. rural, that is visible from one viewpoint. [5 definitions] |
| landscape architecture |
the art or profession of planning or changing rural or urban land for a desired effect, often both practical and aesthetic. |
| landscape gardening |
the art or profession of designing or rearranging lawns, flower beds, and other plantings on estates and other properties. |
| landscapist |
a painter who specializes in the painting of landscapes. |
| landskaper |
a person who designs a landscape or garden. |
| landslide |
the process or result of a fall or slide of earth or rock, esp. in great amounts, down a steep slope. [2 definitions] |
| landsman |
one who dwells or works on land. (Cf. seaman.) |
| landward |
to or toward the land. [2 definitions] |
| lane |
a narrow passage, as between hedges, walls, or buildings. [7 definitions] |
| langley |
a unit of illumination used for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter. |