land; dry land; earth; ground; solid ground; terra firma




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"

Type of:
  • object; physical object

Types:
  • archipelago
  • beachfront
  • cape; ness
  • coastal plain
  • floor
  • foreland
  • forest; woodland; timberland; timber
  • island
  • isthmus
  • landmass; land mass
  • mainland
  • neck
  • oxbow
  • peninsula
  • plain; field; champaign
  • slash
  • wonderland


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