in a general sense, denotes terra firma, as distinguished from sea.

in a limited sense, denotes arable ground. See AGRICULTURE.

in the sea language, makes part of several compound terms; thus, land-laid, or, to lay the land, is just to lose sight of it. Land-locked, is when land lies all round the ship, so that no point of the compass is open to the sea. If she is at anchor in such a place, she is said to ride land-locked, and is therefore concluded to ride safe from the violence of the winds and tides. Land-mark, any mountain, rock, steeple, tree, &c. that may serve to make the land known at sea. Land is put in, a term used to signify that another point of land hinders the sight of that from which the ship came. Land to, or the ship lies land-to; that is, she is so far from shore, than it can only just be discerned. Land-turn is a wind that in almost all hot countries blows at certain times from the shore in the night. To set the land; that is, to see by the compass how it bears.