Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Entirely or almost entirely surrounded by land.
- adjective Confined to inland waters, as certain fish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Almost shut in by land; protected by surrounding land from the full force of the wind and waves: as, a landlocked harbor.
- Living in landlocked waters, or in any way shut off from the sea: as, a landlocked salmon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land; having no border on the sea.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a country, etc.
Surrounded byland (having no borders with the sea). - adjective Living in
freshwater , such aslandlocked salmon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some 80 percent of non-lethal supplies for foreign forces fighting in landlocked Afghanistan are transported over Pakistani soil after being unloaded at docks in Karachi, a port city in the south.
Pakistan Cuts NATO Supply Line In Apparent Retaliation For Killed Troops AP 2010
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Around 80 percent of the fuel, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign forces in landlocked Afghanistan travels through Pakistan after arriving in the southern Arabian sea port of Karachi.
NATO Oil Tankers Attacked By Suspect Pakistani Militants AP 2010
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Pakistan is a key supply route for fuel, military vehicles, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign troops in landlocked Afghanistan.
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Pakistan is a key supply route for fuel, military vehicles, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign troops in landlocked Afghanistan.
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Around 80 percent of the fuel, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign forces in landlocked Afghanistan travels through Pakistan after arriving in the southern Arabian sea port of Karachi.
NATO Oil Tankers Attacked By Suspect Pakistani Militants AP 2010
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Some 80 percent of non-lethal supplies for foreign forces fighting in landlocked Afghanistan are transported over Pakistani soil after being unloaded at docks in Karachi, a port city in the south.
Pakistan Cuts NATO Supply Line In Apparent Retaliation For Killed Troops AP 2010
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Around 80 percent of the fuel, spare parts, clothing and other non-lethal supplies for foreign forces in landlocked Afghanistan travels through Pakistan after arriving in the southern Arabian sea port of Karachi.
NATO Supply Trucks Attacked In Pakistan: Suspected Militants Destroy 27 Oil Tankers AP 2010
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Could the story have the same power if set in landlocked Iowa or New York City streets?
Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas by James Patterson: Questions 2001
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Of course, my general tendency during these moments is to immediately share the moment- to let someone else live vicariously through me, which usually includes calling the landlocked parental units, who allow me to spill my excitement without getting too annoyed.
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The kokanee -- also known as landlocked sockeye -- were introduced to Tahoe in the 1940s.
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