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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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