to land
- verb
- /lænd/
- The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely on the runway after the storm.
- land on Earth
- landing rights
- landed price
But what happens when we landed men on the moon?
- But what happens when we landed men on the moon?
- That's the spider legged thing that lands on the Plaza of Naboo.
- If you shoot for the stars, you might land on the moon.
- All that remains is to see where we land, whether we strike true.
- You get back to the UK, you land, the weather's different.
- So, Swiss Air, where did you land in the United States?
- You know, they're going to land in front of the White House.
- I feel like I am a gnome that has landed in the island of Giants.
- OK, so we, we land day one, this hit.
- We're just rolling on through and hard landing into a car.
- Sneak up and land the fly in that spot.
Examples
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Okay, when the plane lands in Japan, I'll have the state department reach out to...
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I'll call you when I land.
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So we know here it has to land there.
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OK, so we, we land day one, this hit.
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And where it's all going to land remains to be seen.
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In fact, wherever I land, I will get to my hotel.
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British and French troops land at Murmansk in northern Russia.
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Those planes can't land without light.
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In her first year on the faculty job market, Mack landed two interviews.
Academic text (2011) -
Okay, team has landed.
Synonyms
To land on the ground after a flight
To land a plane in an emergency
Move something or someone from a higher to a lower place, for example land an aircraft
To land on the ground or another surface
To bring a plane down safely at an airport
To come down and settle lightly on something
To land gently after flying, like a bird or insect
To bring people or things from a boat onto land
To step onto solid ground after being on a boat or in a plane
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To put a plane or helicopter down quickly in an emergency, often causing damage
- Specialized
To make an aircraft land unexpectedly because of engine failure or bad weather
- Specialized
To get natural gas from under the ground by forcing water and chemicals into rocks
Compounds
A region east of the Mediterranean Sea, mainly Israel and Palestine, that is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims
A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
- Formal
Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways
Government action that takes farm land from large owners and gives it to small farmers
- Informal
An imaginary place where people are out of touch with reality because they are too optimistic
Official nickname for the US state of New Mexico about its beautiful land and rich culture
- Offensive
A joking name for California about its farms and unusual people
A nickname for Illinois in the United States because Abraham Lincoln lived there
- Literature
A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems
A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb land comes from the idea of going to the 'ground' or 'country'—it originally meant 'come to land' or 'bring to the ground'. So a plane or bird 'lands' when it comes down and rests on the ground.