Antonyms for dry landdry land

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firmanoun

   the solid part of the earth's surface

   "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

   Synonyms:
   primer, land, background, body politic, soil, commonwealth, terra firma, estate, reason, country, basis, farming, res publica, acres, solid ground, state, demesne, earth, ground, globe, undercoat, priming, kingdom, footing, world, realm, landed estate, priming coat, nation, domain, flat coat, worldly concern, primer coat, earthly concern

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. wharf

   a place of earth that is not surrounded by water.

   i couldn't believe when searching the seven seas, i saw dry land.

   Submitted by rinat on June 15, 2017  

How to use dry land in a sentence?

1. Steve Hamilton:

   It is reasonable to expect many are victims of trafficking, if not outright slavery, but for the first time in possibly several years their feet are touching dry land and there is a real possibility for them to go home, once we and the authorities locate and process them.

2. Mark Coggins, "The Immortal Game" (novel):

   Carbon atoms on a distant planet rearranged themselves into DNA, microorganisms formed, grew backbones, swam around the ocean, mutated into amphibians and crawled onto dry land—and finally a cab appeared at the mouth of the alley.

3. Matheka Cornelius Kyalo:

   Water has been the main problem for people in these dry-land areas, but with innovative water harvesting techniques, most of them have become food secure and not dependent on aid any longer.

4. Regina Marco:

   We are gathered here in this small dry land which is caving in as well. Even the airport. Up to now, there's no relief... what we need from the government is to dig the river so that it can contain the water in one place.

5. John B. Gough:

   If you want to succeed in the world you must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time a-coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the road side until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.

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