land ahoy

interjection

Shouted by the ship's watch to inform the crew that land has been spotted.

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interjection
  1. nauticalShouted by the ship's watch to inform the crew that land has been spotted.

    Synonyms: land ho

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionShouted by the ship's watch to inform the crew that land has been spotted.

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Translations

Bulgarian земя!
  • земя! (zemja!)interjection shouted by the ship's watch
Czech země na obzoru
  • země na obzoruinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Esperanto tero videbla, bordo vidata
  • tero videblainterjection shouted by the ship's watch
  • bordo vidatainterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Finnish maata näkyvissä
  • maata näkyvissäinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
French terre en vue
  • terre en vueinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
German Land in Sicht
  • Land in Sichtinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Greek στεριά στον ορίζοντα
  • στεριά στον ορίζοντα (steriá ston orízonta)interjection shouted by the ship's watch
Hungarian föld
  • földinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Icelandic landsýn
  • landsýninterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Polish ziemia na horyzoncie
  • ziemia na horyzoncieinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Portuguese terra à vista
  • terra à vistainterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Russian земля́ видна́
  • земля́ видна́ (zemljá vidná)interjection shouted by the ship's watch
Spanish tierra a la vista
  • tierra a la vistainterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Swedish land i sikte
  • land i sikteinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
Turkish kara göründü
  • kara göründüinterjection shouted by the ship's watch
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APA

land ahoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20ahoy

MLA

“land ahoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20ahoy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land ahoy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20ahoy.

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