land office
1Land office — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… …
2land office — ➔ office * * * land office UK US noun [S] ► PROPERTY, GOVERNMENT in the US, a government department that deals with the sale of public land: »The land office has received two private bids for the 9,270 acre property. ● do a land office business… …
3land office — land .office n a government office in Britain that keeps records about the sale of land and who buys and sells it British Equivalent: land registry …
4land office — ☆ land office n. a government office that handles and records the sales and transfers of public lands …
5land office — land ,office noun count a U.S. government department responsible for keeping records of sales of public land …
6land office — noun a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted • Hypernyms: ↑government office * * * ˈland office [land office] (NAmE) (BrE …
7Land Office — Le General Land Office (GLO), plus communément appelé Land Office (Office des terres) était une agence indépendante du gouvernement des États Unis. Il a été créé en 1812 pour prendre en charge des fonctions précédemment occupées par le… …
8land office — noun N. Amer. a government office recording dealings in public land. Phrases do a land office business informal do a lot of successful trading …
9Land Office — See General Land Office …
10land-office business — {n.}, {informal} A great rush of business. * /It was a hot day, and the drive ins were doing a land office business in ice cream and cold drinks./ …