| 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. |
| langoustine |
any of several edible marine crustaceans, esp. a small lobster of the North Atlantic. |
| Langston Hughes |
African American writer; born James Langston Hughes (b.1902--d.1967). |
| language |
the organized system of written symbols and vocal sounds with which humans communicate thoughts, ideas, or emotions. [5 definitions] |
| language laboratory |
a room with recording and sound reproduction equipment in which students can study and practice foreign languages. |
| languid |
lacking or not showing strength, energy, or spirit; weak, slow, or listless. |