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Definition of Landlocked

1. Adjective. Surrounded entirely or almost entirely by land. "A landlocked country"

Definition of Landlocked

1. a. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land.

Definition of Landlocked

1. Adjective. (context: of a country, geographical region, etc.) Surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea). ¹

2. Adjective. Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Landlocked

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Landlocked

1. 1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land. 2. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Landlocked

Literary usage of Landlocked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Public International Law by Thomas Alfred Walker (1895)
"(1) landlocked waters. Wharton, Dig. § 31. pendages of the coast on which they border, ... (1) landlocked waters, whether mere lakes or inland seas, ..."

2. A Manual of Fish-culture: Based on the Methods of the United States by United States Bureau of Fisheries, John J. Brice, Henry Frank Moore, Frederick M. Chamberlain (1897)
"The landlocked salmon was formerly regarded as specifically distinct from the seagoing form, but it is now generally considered only a variety. ..."

3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1887)
"... white salmon, June 16 to May 1 ; brook-trout, landlocked salmon, January 1 to September 1. cember 1; woodcock, July 10 to January 1 ; quail, partridge, ..."

4. Our New Alaska by Charles Hallock (1886)
"But in this archipelago of mountains and landlocked seas, objects individually so magnificent in themselves as to startle the senses are multiplied and ..."

5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The following are tabular statements extracted from local publications : sending off branch after branch to lose themselves in landlocked lagoons. ..."

6. Star-glow and Songby Charles Buxton Going by Charles Buxton Going (1909)
"landlocked OH, for the dull and muffled roar And the hiss of the breaking foam, Where the green wave tumbles along the shore With the sea-light in its comb! ..."

7. U.S. Fish Manual by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Leon Jacob Cole (1903)
"THE landlocked SALMON. The landlocked salmon was formerly regarded as specifically distinct from the seagoing form, but it is now generally considered only ..."

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