Land \Land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Landed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Landing.]
1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft;
to disembark; to debark.
I 'll undertake top land them on our coast. --Shak.
2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a
fish.
3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or
reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the
quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed
in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Land \Land\, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,
Dan., and Goth. land. ]
1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to
water as constituting a part of such surface, especially
to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.
They turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land.
--Dryden.
2. Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth,
considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or
a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.
Go view the land, even Jericho. --Josh. ii. 1.
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where
wealth accumulates and men decay. --Goldsmith.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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