landlocked

adjective

land·​locked ˈland-ˌläkt How to pronounce landlocked (audio)
1
: enclosed or nearly enclosed by land
a landlocked country
2
: confined to fresh water by some barrier
landlocked salmon
3
: living or located away from the ocean
a landlocked sailor

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To celebrate their new and improved situation (and make some landlocked folks jealous), the pair recently teamed up for a hilarious joint Instagram video. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 The landlocked nation of Zambia has worked to strengthen fiscal discipline and foreign investment. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026 The decision will not affect the current leadership of the landlocked nation of just 44,000 people. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Uganda’s Ssese Islands are one of the few places in the world where a tropical archipelago sits inside a landlocked country. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landlocked

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First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of landlocked was in 1622

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landlocked

adjective
land·​locked -(d)läkt How to pronounce landlocked (audio)
1
: enclosed or nearly enclosed by land
a landlocked country
2
: kept from leaving fresh water by some barrier
landlocked salmon
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