land
1 areas of land 2 high and low land 3 what grows on the land 4 owning land and building on land different parts of the world WORLD the surface of the land GROUND using land for farming FARM
1 areas of land - the surface of the earth, where it is not covered with water: land (noun U) Is it quicker by sea or by land? ◎ The land is very fertile around here. ◎ a piece of land - a piece of land: area (of land); a large area of land: expanse (of land) a wide area of unspoilt countryside ◎ a vast expanse of open grassland - an area that has a particular feature or is of a particular type: district; an area larger than a district: region a rural district ◎ a mountainous region - an area of land with its own people, government, etc: country, (formal) land We come from different countries. ◎ my native land - an area that belongs to a particular country or ruler: territory enemy territory ※ more on countries COUNTRY - one of the main areas of land in the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, etc): continent; adjective: continental - a piece of land with water all around it: island - the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it: mainland (noun singular); adjective (only before a noun): mainland We managed to catch the last boat back to the mainland. ◎ mainland Britain - a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water: peninsula the Iberian peninsula (= Spain and Portugal) - a piece of land that sticks out into the sea: cape sail round Cape Horn - the land beside or near the sea: coast; adjective: coastal; the shape of the coast: coastline It's a small town on the east coast. ◎ a rocky coastline - away from the coast: inland a few miles inland ※ more on land near the sea SEA - land that is away from towns and cities, usually with fields, trees, etc: country (often the country)(noun U), countryside (often the countryside)(noun U) How do you like living in the country? ◎ enjoying the peace and quiet of the countryside ※ more on the countryside COUNTRY - the size of a piece of land: area What's the total area of Scotland? - units for measuring the area of a piece of land: hectare, acre; units for measuring very large areas: square kilometre, square mile a ten-hectare farm ◎ The total area of Scotland is just over 30 000 square miles. ※ more on measuring area SIZE
2 high and low land - an area of land where there are a lot of hills is hilly - an area where there are a lot of mountains is mountainous - a space between hills or mountains, often with a river running down it: valley ※ more on hills and mountains HILL/MOUNTAIN - land which is not hilly is flat - a large area of flat land: plain the great plains of the American Midwest - an area of high, flat land: plateau - the measurement of the height of a piece of land above the level of the sea: altitude Our farm was at an altitude of over 6 000 feet. - the average level of the sea, used to measure altitude: sea level a thousand metres above sea level - a line on a map which joins together places with the same altitude: contour study the contour lines on a map to see how steep the hill is
3 what grows on the land - when land is good for farming and growing plants, etc, it is rich, fertile; opposites: poor, infertile - all the plants, trees, etc which are found in a particular place: vegetation (noun U) dense tropical vegetation - the bushes and plants which grow around and under trees: undergrowth (noun U) - an area that is covered with trees: wood (often plural), woodland (noun U); adjective: wooded a walk in the woods ◎ a wooded area - a large wood: forest (noun C/U) - an area of thick forest in a hot tropical country: jungle (noun C/U) - a large area of wild uncultivated land: bush (often the bush)(noun U) - a large area of land which is covered with grass: grassland (noun U), grasslands (noun plural) - a wild open area of high land that is covered with grass: moor (often plural), moorland (noun U/C) - a large area of flat, open grassland (especially in North America): prairie - an area of land (especially in a town) which is not used for anything: wasteland (noun U/C) - a large area of land, usually covered with sand, with very little water and very few plants: desert (noun C/U) - a green area in a desert where there is water and plants can grow: oasis
4 owning land and building on land - an area of land that belongs to a particular person, company, etc: land (noun U) The house is being sold with 30 acres of land. ◎ We're looking for a piece of land to build on. - a large area of land that belongs to one person or family: estate - a person who owns an area of land: landowner - a person who buys and sells land for other people: estate agent - a small area of land to be bought or sold: plot We've just bought a small plot of land for our new house. - the place where a building, town, etc was, is or will be situated: site the site of the new museum - an area of land which has buildings on it is built-up a built-up area ※ building on land BUILD ※ MORE ... - to go onto sb's land without permission: trespass (on sth) - a person who trespasses: trespasser The notice says 'Trespassers will be prosecuted' (= brought to a court of law).
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