landlock

1 of 2

noun

land·​lock

ˈlan(d)ˌläk

: a landlocked state or place

landlock

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to cause to be landlocked : enclose within land

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably back-formation from landlocked

Transitive verb

back-formation from landlocked

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