Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with land in American Collocation
land
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
used for farming
84 per cent of agricultural land in the country is polluted by acid rain.
used for businesses or factories
Details of council-owned industrial land available for sale can be found on the website.
not used
Parks were built on derelict land, canals cleaned up and car-free days implemented.
that has never had buildings on it
And even if there is a need, such homes can be built elsewhere without spoiling greenfield land.
that has had buildings on it before
The development is being built on a 70 hectare site, which is primarily brownfield land.
good for growing crops
Some Egyptians grew wheat and barley on the fertile land of the Nile valley.
not good for growing crops
Several years of drought have made the land even more barren.
dirty or polluted
He’s heading a project to clean up contaminated land.
owned by a particular person or company
The path is on private land and so is not accessible to the public.
of a particular type
It’s a winding road that cuts across the flat land of the estuary.
This is grazing land where livestock can wander freely.