Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being shut in, or almost shut in, by land.
- noun A landlocked place, as a harbor or valley.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To inclose, or nearly inclose, as a harbor or a vessel, with land.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) withland .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The first good-size landlock I caught was from the West Branch back in 1957 or '58 while on a camping trip up there with my parents.
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The first good-size landlock I caught was from the West Branch back in 1957 or '58 while on a camping trip up there with my parents.
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So what we've done here is to create a situation of political landlock, with the individual states (as represented by Congress) lining up against the President.
God, I Love My Wife dtaylor 2005
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It was almost dark, but not dark enough to prevent us from seeing those wonderfully green hills which landlock the harbour.
The Crack of Doom Robert Cromie 1881
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Some board members are cool to the idea of building on a site that would further landlock the county's Justice Center.
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"It left us with no option but to put in this restriction again and effectively landlock Irish airports."
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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"It left us with no option but to put in this restriction again and effectively landlock Irish airports."
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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"It left us with no option but to put in this restriction again and effectively landlock Irish airports."
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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"It left us with no option but to put in this restriction again and effectively landlock Irish airports."
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
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"It left us with no option but to put in this restriction again and effectively landlock Irish airports."
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010
evan-word commented on the word landlock
I feel like this word has the potential to be used in a metaphorical sense, as in to enclose something and prevent it from achieving success, as a nation-state would do to another nation if it were to landlock said nation. Idk, I just feel that this word has so much potential energy to be used in our society. I know I will be using it.
November 12, 2022