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ON LAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on land mean?
• ON LAND (adverb)
The adverb ON LAND has 1 sense:
1. towards the shore from the water
Familiarity information: ON LAND used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Towards the shore from the water
Synonyms:
ashore; on land; onto land; toward land
Context example:
we invited them ashore
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