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dry land
noun as in earth
noun as in terra firma
Example Sentences
On dry land there were dozens of trekking outlets, each offering bike rides, hikes, and laundry service.
Two-thirds of the crew survived, and only one-third of the passengers made it to dry land.
In colder climates, melting arctic plates has forced polar bears to abandon their ice floes for dry land hunting.
The offices are on a barge that has floated in the river since 1976, but which is on dry land today.
In the ever-rising tides of severe conservatism, the area of dry land on which we can perch recedes apace.
And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water.
It consists of volcanic ashes deposited on dry land, and still existing in an unconsolidated condition.
Jonas is swallowed up by a great fish: he prayeth with confidence in God; and the fish casteth him out on the dry land.
Immediately afterwards, and within an hour of setting foot on dry land, he was arrested by soldiers and sent to England.
The dove was repeatedly sent out, and dry land was finally found for the Baptists in Fishergate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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