misland

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verb

To land wrongly, incorrectly, or amiss.

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Meanings

verbmisland (third-person singular simple present mislands, present participle mislanding, simple past and past participle mislanded)

present singular third person mislands · participle present mislanding · participle past mislanded · past mislanded

  1. ambitransitiveTo land wrongly, incorrectly, or amiss.

    Navy demolitions teams were also mislanded; the survivors did their best to clear channels through the obstacles, but could not mark them.

    2000, Alan J. Levine, From the Normandy Beaches to the Baltic Sea

Origin

From mis- + land.

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APA

misland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misland

MLA

“misland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misland.

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