LANDLOCKED

landlocked

(adjective) surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; “a landlocked country”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

landlocked (not comparable)

(of a country, geographical region, etc.) Surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).

Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon.

(US, real estate, of a property or parcel) Surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.

Source: Wiktionary


Land"locked`, a.

1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams;

– said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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