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Topic: land
Definition:

  • the land on which real estate is located
  • "he built the house on land leased from the city" material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
  • "the land had never been plowed"
  • "good agricultural soil" territory over which rule or control is exercised
  • "his domain extended into Europe"
  • "he made it the law of the land" the solid part of the earth's surface
  • "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
  • "the earth shook for several minutes"
  • "he dropped the logs on the ground" the territory occupied by a nation
  • "he returned to the land of his birth"
  • "he visited several European countries" a domain in which something is dominant
  • "the untroubled kingdom of reason"
  • "a land of make-believe"
  • "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
  • "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" the people who live in a nation or country
  • "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"
  • "the news was announced to the nation"
  • "the whole country worshipped him" a politically organized body of people under a single government
  • "the state has elected a new president"
  • "African nations"
  • "students who had come to the nation's capitol"
  • "the country's largest manufacturer"
  • "an industrialized land" United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
  • "farming is a strenuous life"
  • "there's no work on the land any more" reach or come to rest
  • "The bird landed on the highest branch"
  • "The plane landed in Istanbul" cause to come to the ground
  • "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" bring into a different state
  • "this may land you in jail" bring ashore
  • "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" deliver (a blow)
  • "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" arrive on shore
  • "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" shoot at and force to come down
  • "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

    Related tag cloud:

  • real estate
  • property
  • homes
  • realtor
  • residential
  • homes for sale
  • house
  • houses
  • commercial
  • listings
  • agent
  • realty
  • properties
  • broker
  • realtors
  • for sale
  • home
  • home buying
  • acreage
  • relocation
  • selling
    • Resources:

    Urban Land Institute
    Nonprofit education and research institute with focus on the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. Information on urban planning, growth, and development.
    http://www.uli.org/

    BLM National Home Page
    The Bureau of Land Management administers 264 million acres of public lands, located primarily in the 12 Western States, containing natural, historical, cultural, recreational, and economic resources.
    http://www.blm.gov/

    The Trust for Public Land
    A U.S. national, nonprofit organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, natural areas and open space. Information on the organization and current projects.
    http://www.tpl.org/

    Land Trust Alliance
    Promotes voluntary land conservation and works with nonprofit land trusts by providing information, skills and resources land trusts need to conserve land for the benefit of communities and natural systems.
    http://www.lta.org/

    Lands' End
    Classic clothes for the family featuring high-performance outerwear.
    http://www.landsend.com/