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land at

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land something at
some place to bring a boat, ship, or airplane to rest or to port at or near a place. The captain landed the boat at a small island in hopes of finding a place to make repairs. They had to land the plane at a small town because of a medical emergency.
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land at some place

1. [for a ship] to come to port at a place. The ship landed at the wharf and the passengers got off. We landed at the island's main city and waited for customs to clear us.
2. [for an airplane] to return to earth at an airport. We landed at O'Hare at noon. We were to land at Denver, but there was bad weather.
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They bought the land at a time when the residential sector was thriving and prices were rising.
Housing is clearly where it hurts: National home builders bought up land at the peak of the housing boom in July 2005, in an attempt to beat further price increases.
In Santa Barbara and coastal California, people are buying rural land at prices that don't make sense if it was intended for agriculture," says Michael Feeney, executive director of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.
 
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