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landlocked
What does landlocked mean?
landlocked (adjective): surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use landlocked in a sentence?
- A landlocked country. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce landlocked?
/ˈlændˌlɑkt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does landlocked come from?
From land + locked (i.e. "locked-in by land on all sides").
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land
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