Meanings
verbblack land (third-person singular simple present black lands, present participle black landing, simple past and past participle black landed)
present singular third person black lands · participle present black landing · participle past black landed · past black landed
Origin
Back-formation from black landing (“illegal fishing trawl in excess of fishing quotas”).
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black land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20land
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“black land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20land. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black land,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20land.
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