dry land

dry land
noun
the solid part of the earth's surface
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the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land

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the earth shook for several minutes

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he dropped the logs on the ground

Syn: ↑land, ↑earth, ↑ground, ↑solid ground, ↑terra firma
Derivationally related forms: ↑ground (for: ↑ground), ↑earth (for: ↑earth), ↑land (for: ↑land)
Hypernyms: ↑object, ↑physical object
Hyponyms:
archipelago, ↑beachfront, ↑cape, ↑ness, ↑coastal plain, ↑floor, ↑foreland, ↑forest, ↑woodland, ↑timberland, ↑timber, ↑island, ↑isthmus, ↑landmass, ↑land mass, ↑mainland, ↑neck, ↑oxbow, ↑peninsula, ↑plain, ↑field, ↑champaign, ↑slash, ↑wonderland
Instance Hyponyms: ↑America
Part Holonyms: ↑Earth, ↑earth, ↑world, ↑globe

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