Landlocked
['lændlɒkt] or ['lændlɑkt]
Definition
(adj.) surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land; 'a landlocked country' .
Typist: Silvia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land.
(a.) 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.
Checker: Michelle
Examples
- On the placid waters of the landlocked harbor floated a great ship, and on the beach a small boat was drawn up. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It had been built upon a beautiful, natural harbor, landlocked by magnificent hills. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Checker: Michelle