landmass

Noun

Meaning

a large continuous extent of land

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

land mass isle Europe earth island peninsula terra main area country land region ground Africa continental
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Antonyms

sea ocean atmosphere sky no place Adam's ale
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Hypernyms

earth land ground dry land terra firma solid ground

Hyponyms

continent subcontinent

Phrases with the word

ancient landmass continental landmass russian landmass lebanese landmass arctic landmass geological landmass

Examples

Most people hugely underestimate the amount of 'empty space' we have in our country. Fly over the U.K., and you see that human settlement does not fill up the U.K. at all. It accounts for something of the order of 15 per cent of the landmass. Evan Davis

About 45 million years ago, the Indian plate collided with the Asian landmass, raising the Himalayas in northern India, and continuing to advance slowly to the present time. Source: Internet

As such, there has never been a frost or freeze reported in the Bahamas, although every few decades low temperatures can fall into the convert range for a few hours when a severe cold outbreak comes off the North American landmass. Source: Internet

At its peak in 2000, the LTTE was in control of 76% of the landmass in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. citation At the start of the final round of peace talks in 2002, the Tamil Tigers controlled a 15,000 km 2 area. Source: Internet

Asked whether this was another continent, Martin replied, "Well, it's a large landmass. Source: Internet

Cameroon's landmass is convert, with convert of water. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Landmarker Landmarkism Landmarkist landmine landmine eradicated landmine free