- dry land
- N-UNCOUNT: oft on NIf you talk about dry land, you are referring to land, in contrast to the sea or the air.
We were glad to be on dry land again.
English dictionary. 2008.
dry land
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dry land — n [U] land rather than water ▪ After three weeks at sea we were glad to be back on dry land again … Dictionary of contemporary English
dry land — noun uncount land, rather than the ocean, a river, or a lake … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dry-land — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: dry land 1. : of, relating to, or found on terra firma where the toad is called a dry land frog dry land rice 2. usually dryland : of or relating to arid regions or to dry farming … Useful english dictionary
dry land — noun (U) land rather than water: After three weeks at sea we were glad to be back on dry land again … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dry-land farmer — «DRY LAND», = dry farmer. (Cf. ↑dry farmer) … Useful english dictionary
dry-land farming — dry land farming, = dry farming. (Cf. ↑dry farming) … Useful english dictionary
dry land — land, shore; land that receives little rainfall … English contemporary dictionary
dry land — noun the solid part of the earth s surface the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land the earth shook for several minutes he dropped the logs on the ground • Syn: ↑land, ↑earth, ↑ground, ↑solid ground, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dry land — Synonyms and related words: acres, alluvion, alluvium, arable land, clay, clod, crust, dirt, dust, earth, freehold, glebe, grassland, ground, land, landholdings, lithosphere, marginal land, marl, mold, real estate, real property, region, regolith … Moby Thesaurus
dry land — noun land as opposed to the sea or another body of water … English new terms dictionary
