Synonyms for land

noun

1. The solid surface of the earth

   ground, soil, dirt, earth, clay, loam, leaf mold, glebe, marl, gravel, subsoil, clod, sand, rock, mineral, metal, pebble, stone, dry land, terra firma, valley, desert, tableland, hill, bank, seaboard, seaside, shore, beach, strand, crag, cliff, boulder, ledge, peninsula, delta, promontory, neck, tongue; see also earth 2, mountain 1, plain.

   Antonyms sea*, stream, ocean.

2. Land as property

   estate, tract, real estate; see area 2, property 2.

3. Land as an agent of production

   ranch, quarry, field; see farm.

4. A country

   homeland, realm, state; see country 3, home 2, nation 1.

verb

1. To bring a boat to shore

   dock, set on shore, set down, bring in, come to land, beach, pilot, steer, bring into her slip, drop anchor, cast anchor, put in, make land.

   Antonyms board, weigh anchor, cast off.

2. To come into port

   dock, berth, come to berth; see arrive 1.

3. To go ashore

   disembark, debark, come ashore, invade, arrive, alight, leave the boat, light on, leave the ship, go down the gangplank, hit the beach*, lift anchor and pack gear*; see also descend 1.

   Antonyms leave*, go on shipboard, embark.

4. To bring an airplane to earth

   touch down, get down, ground, take down, arrive, alight, get into the field, come in, bring in the ship, settle, land into the wind, level off, flatten out, come down, descend upon, make a forced landing, set it on the deck*, balloon in*, bounce in*, crash-land*, up-wind*, fishtail down*, nose over*, overshoot*, splash down*, check in*, undershoot*, pancake*; see also arrive 1.