(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) That part of the Middle East, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set.

(aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.

An area of 97,000 sq. km in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia, controlled by the Northern Land Council, inhabited by local Aboriginals.

Alternative form of landline

(aviation, idiomatic) A forced landing without propulsion of an aircraft that normally operates with propulsion.

An emergency landing in which an aircraft drops flat from a low altitude with no wheels deployed.

(nautical) Shouted by the ship's watch to inform the crew that land has been spotted.

(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.

(idiomatic) The greatest part of anything; the finest and most abundant share of resources; the cream of the crop.

(colloquial) The television industry / (colloquial) The world as depicted on television.