Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - land

 biographical name Edwin Herbert 1909-1991 American inventor & industrialist LAND  I. noun  Usage: often attributive  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lant ~, Middle Irish lann  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. the solid part of the surface of the earth; also a corresponding part of a celestial body (as the moon)  b. ground or soil of a specified situation, nature, or quality dry ~  c. the surface of the earth and all its natural resources  2. a portion of the earth's solid surface distinguishable by boundaries or ownership bought ~ in the country: as  a. country the finest cheese in all the ~  b. a rural area characterized by farming or ranching; also farming or ranching as a way of life wanted to move back to the ~  3. realm, domain in the ~ of dreams — sometimes used in combination TV-~  4. the people of a country the ~ rose in rebellion  5. an area of a partly machined surface (as the inside of a gun barrel) that is left without machining  • ~less adjective  • ~lessness noun  II. verb  Date: 13th century  transitive verb  1. to set or put on shore from a ship ; disembark  2.  a. to set down after conveying  b. to cause to reach or come to rest in a particular place never ~ed a punch  c. to bring to a specified condition his wit ~ed him in trouble  d. to bring (as an airplane) to a ~ing  e. to complete successfully by ~ing the skater ~ed all her jumps  3.  a. to catch and bring in (as a fish)  b. gain, secure ~ a job ~ed the leading role  intransitive verb  1.  a. to go ashore from a ship ; disembark  b. of a ship or boat to touch at a place on shore  2.  a. to come to the end of a course or to a stage in a journey ; arrive took a wrong turn and ~ed on a dead-end street  b. to come to be in a condition or situation ~ed in jail  c. to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall) ~ed on my head  d. to alight on a surface