One if by this, two if by sea

noun

1. The solid part of the surface of the earth
2. Ground or soil of a specified situation, nature, or quality

   "dry land"

3. The surface of the earth and all its natural resources
4. Country

   "the finest cheese in all the land"

5. A rural area characterized by farming or ranching
6. Realm, domain

   "in the land of dreams"

7. The people of a country

   "the land rose in rebellion"

8. An area of a partly machined surface (such as the inside of a gun barrel) that is left without machining

verb

1. To set or put on shore from a ship disembark
2. To set down after conveying
3. To cause to reach or come to rest in a particular place

   "never landed a punch"

4. To bring to a specified condition

   "his wit landed him in trouble"

5. To bring to a landing

   "land an airplane"

6. To complete successfully by landing

   "the skater landed all her jumps"

7. To catch and bring in

   "land a fish"

8. Gain, secure

   "land a job"

9. To go ashore from a ship disembark
10. To touch at a place on shore
11. 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"

12. To come to be in a condition or situation

    "landed in jail"

13. To strike or meet a surface (as after a fall)

    "landed on my head"

14. To alight on a surface

biographical name

1. Edwin Herbert 1909–1991 American inventor and industrialist

noun

1. A usually brief statement (such as one made at a public gathering) that recognizes the surrounding land as the ancestral, traditional, or contemporary homeland of one or more Indigenous peoples

   "An increasing number of institutions across the country have started making verbal land acknowledgments to the Aboriginal groups who traditionally occupied the territory."

noun

1. A bank that provides financing for land development and for farm mortgages

noun

1. A usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force

noun

1. A grant of land made by the government especially for roads, railroads, or agricultural colleges

noun

1. A mine usually placed just below the surface of the ground and designed to be exploded usually by the weight of vehicles or troops passing over it

noun

1. A government office in which entries upon and sales of public land are registered

noun

1. Extensive and rapid business

   "money changers … did a land-office business on payday"