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landlocked.

Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlændlɑkt/General-American/ˈlændlɒkt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).

    not-comparable
    Switzerland is landlocked and obviously will never be a great sea power and must always trade overland.
  2. Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon.

    not-comparable
  3. Of a property or parcel, surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.

    US · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From land + locked (i.e. "locked-in by land on all sides").

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