adj. 1.relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land 2.operating or living or growing on land land n. 1.the land on which real estate is located 2.material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) 3.the solid part of the earth's surface 4.territory over which rule or control is exercised 5.the territory occupied by a nation 6.a domain in which something is dominant 7.extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use 8.the people who live in a nation or country 9.a politically organized body of people under a single government 10.United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991) 11.working the land as an occupation or way of life land v. 1.reach or come to rest 2.cause to come to the ground 3.bring into a different state 4.bring ashore 5.deliver (a blow) 6.arrive on shore 7.shoot at and force to come down