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lands

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Main Entry:
2land
Function:
verb
Date:
13th century
transitive verb
1: to set or put on shore from a ship : disembark2 a: to set down after conveying b: to cause to reach or come to rest in a particular place <never landed a punch> c: to bring to a specified condition <his wit landed him in trouble> d: to bring (as an airplane) to a landing e: to complete successfully by landing <the skater landed all her jumps>3 a: to catch and bring in (as a fish) b: gain , secure <land a job> <landed the leading role>intransitive verb1 a: to go ashore from a ship : disembark bof a ship or boat : to touch at a place on shore2 a: to come to the end of a course or to a stage in a journey : arrive <took a wrong turn and landed on a dead-end street> b: to come to be in a condition or situation <landed in jail> c: to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall) <landed on my head> d: to alight on a surface
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