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landlocked

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land⋅locked

  [land-lokt]
–adjective
1. shut in completely, or almost completely, by land: a landlocked bay.
2. having no direct access to the sea: a landlocked country.
3. living in waters shut off from the sea, as some fish.
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Origin:
1615–25; land + lock 1 + -ed 2
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land·locked   (lānd'lŏkt')   
adj.  

  1. Entirely or almost entirely surrounded by land: a landlocked country.

  2. Confined to inland waters, as certain salmon.

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