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land
n. country; state; nation; kingdom; estate; countryside; shore, dry land; ground; real estate
 
v. arrive on the ground, alight; set on the ground; bring to shore; drop anchor; climb onto dry ground; exit from a ship; arrive at, end up in (a place, situation, etc.); obtain, get a hold of


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A LAND attack is a DoS (Denial of Service) attack that consists of sending a special poison spoofed packet to a computer, causing it to lock up. The security flaw was actually first discovered in 1997 by someone using the alias "m3lt", and has resurfaced many years later in operating systems such as Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP SP2.
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Land
Land may refer to:Land, the part of the Earth that is not covered by water (see terrestrial ecoregion)Landform, a feature of the landLandscape, the layout, appearance and character of a land areaLand bridge, a feature exposed during periods of low sea levelLand (or Bundesland) —  German language loan words — Land is the constitutionally correct singular of one of the Länder, the Federal states of Germany, but colloquial (and technically incorrect) word form used for States of Austria (which are constitutionally Bundesländer). A synonym for a region belonging to a people:A country, a geographical area that connotes an independent political entityA nation, particularly in the absence of a state or governmentMotherlandfatherland, and homeland, a person's country of affiliation, birth or ancestral originSpecific regions:As states of Germany (Länder), or, as states of Austria (Bundesländer). However, while technically (constitutionally) correct distinctions apply, both terms are in use in both countries.Lands of SwedenLands of Denmarkziemia, or Lands of PolandLand, Norway, a region in NorwayLand borders, a list of the borders of various nations
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Noun
1. the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
(hypernym) real property, real estate, realty
(hyponym) farmstead
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); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
(synonym) ground, soil
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) badlands
3. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
(synonym) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) America, the Americas
(part-holonym) Earth, world, globe
(derivation) down, shoot down
4. territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
(synonym) domain, demesne
(hypernym) region
(hyponym) archduchy
(part-holonym) country, state
5. the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
(synonym) country, state
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(hyponym) banana republic
(member-meronym) department
(part-meronym) domain, demesne
6. a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
(synonym) kingdom, realm
(hypernym) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
(hyponym) lotusland, lotus land
7. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
(synonym) estate, landed estate, acres, demesne
(hypernym) real property, real estate, realty
(hyponym) freehold
8. the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
(synonym) nation, country, a people
(hypernym) people
(hyponym) Dutch, Dutch people
(member-meronym) national, subject
9. a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
(synonym) state, nation, country, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
(hypernym) political unit
(hyponym) Dominion
(part-meronym) estate, estate of the realm
10. working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
(synonym) farming
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
Verb
1. reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
(synonym) set down
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) alight, light, perch
(derivation) lander
2. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
(synonym) put down, bring down
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(cause) set down
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
3. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
(synonym) bring
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
4. bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
(hypernym) bring, convey, take
(hyponym) ground, run aground
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
5. deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
(hypernym) deliver, drive home
6. arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
(synonym) set ashore, shore
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
7. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
(synonym) down, shoot down
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles"
(synonym) land(a)
(antonym) sea(a)
(similar) onshore
2. operating or living or growing on land
(synonym) terrestrial, land(a)


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Land (das)
n. country, state, nation; region; rural area; dry land, shore; earth

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世外桃源
shi4 wai4 tao2 yuan2
The valley of peach blossoms beyond this world.
A utopian land of peace and happiness away from the turmoil of the world.

 
立锥之地
li4 zhui1 zhi1 di4
A place to stick an awl.
Referring to a very small space or piece of land.


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