landmark

an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken ; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land ; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" ; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" ;

landmass

a large continuous extent of land ;

landowner

a holder or proprietor of land ;

landowska

United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959) ;

landrover

a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain ;

landry's paralysis

a form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbs; cause is unknown ;

landscape

a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery ; painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery ; an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the problem of payroll inequity" ; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view ;

landscape architect

someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively ;

landscape architecture

the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment ;

landscape gardener

someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively ;

landscape gardening

working as a landscape gardener ;

landscape painting

a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery ;

landscaper

someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively ;

landscaping

working as a landscape gardener ; a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping" ;

landscapist

someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively ; someone who paints landscapes ;

landside

component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard ;

landslide

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff ; an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide" ;

landslip

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff ;

landsmal

one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects ;

landsman

an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage ; a person who lives and works on land ;

landsteiner

United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943) ;

lane

a narrow way or road ; a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic ;

lane's prince albert

apple used primarily in cooking ;

laney

United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933) ;

langbeinite

a mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate; used as a fertilizer ;

lange

United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965) ;

langlauffer

a cross-country skier ;

langley

United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906) ; unit of solar radiation ;

langmuir

United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957) ;

langobard

a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century ;

langouste

large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters ; warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California ;

langoustine

caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster ;

langsat

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry ;

langset

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry ;

langside

(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants ;

langston hughes

United States writer (1902-1967) ;

langsyne

past times remembered with nostalgia ;

langtry

British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) ;

language

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" ; the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" ; a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" ; a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" ; the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" ; (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" ;

language area

a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language ;