单词	landmass
释义	landmass noun land·​mass ˈland-ˌmas  : a large area of land continental landmasses Synonyms continent main mainland See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass Recent Examples on the Web One comprised of 87,000 metric tons of plastic in the North Pacific now dwarfs the landmass of Alaska. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 17 May 2022 At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022 At the southern tip of City Island Avenue—the main thoroughfare, which runs the length of the narrow landmass, about a mile and a half—you’ll find two mid-century-era seafood restaurants, Johnny’s Reef and Tony’s Pier. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 The impression fades as the twin-propeller plane banks toward a runway on the central landmass of the archipelago, which consists of a dozen islands in the middle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 Before that die-off, there was only one landmass — Pangea — and the Permian ocean teemed with marine creatures. NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022 The Soviet-Chinese partnership in the 1950s could boast of its massive area (two thirds of the Eurasian landmass) and population (more than one billion, or 40% of the world) and its natural resources. Michel Gurfinkiel, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa – with over two-thirds of its landmass comprising forest. Jo Munnik, CNN, 28 July 2022 One place it is currently being used is Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, which has lost 98% of its landmass since 1955 because of erosion and sea level rise. Brett Milligan, The Conversation, 13 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1856, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition landmass noun land·​mass ˈland-ˌmas  : a very large area of land a continental landmass landmass noun as in continent one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance continent mainland subcontinent main supercontinent Antonyms & Near Antonyms island isle islet atoll peninsula barrier reef key cay cape promontory headland coral reef See More
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