- To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.I 'll undertake to land them on our coast.
- To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
- To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
- Specifically:AeronauticsTo pilot (an airplane) from the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.
