Meanings
noundry land (uncountable)
- uncountableLand consistently free of inundation, as opposed to semiaquatic environs (marshes) and aquatic environs (bodies of water).
Near-synonyms: terra firma, solid ground
Synonyms: terra firma, on solid ground
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLand consistently free of inundation, as opposed to semiaquatic environs (marshes) and aquatic environs (bodies of water).
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Translations
Ancient Greek χέρσος
- χέρσος (khérsos)land as opposed to sea
Arabic بَرّ, يَابِسَة
- بَرّ (barr)land as opposed to sea
- يَابِسَة (yābisa)land as opposed to sea
Chinese Mandarin 陸地 /陆地
- 陸地 /陆地 (lùdì)land as opposed to sea
Finnish kuiva maa, maankamara
- kuiva maaland as opposed to sea
- maankamaraland as opposed to sea
- maaland as opposed to sea
Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה, חָרָבָה
- יַבָּשָׁה (yabashá)land as opposed to sea
- חָרָבָה (kharavá)land as opposed to sea
Hungarian szárazföld
- szárazföldland as opposed to sea
Latvian sauszeme, cietzeme
- sauszemeland as opposed to sea
- cietzemeland as opposed to sea
Portuguese terra firme
- terra firmeland as opposed to sea
Romanian uscat
- uscatland as opposed to sea
Russian су́ша
- су́ша (súša)land as opposed to sea
Spanish tierra firme
- tierra firmeland as opposed to sea
Swedish torra land
- torra landland as opposed to sea
Thai บก
- บก (bòk)land as opposed to sea
Cite this entry
APA
dry land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20land
MLA
“dry land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20land. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry land,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20land.
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