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aterrar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • landfill noun A site where waste is buried in the ground under layers of soil.

Senses

aterrar is used for these senses in English:

  • earth (UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.
  • land (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
  • land (transitive) To bring to land.
  • landfill (transitive) To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.

earth — full definition

  1. name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  2. noun Soil or ground; loose dirt.
  3. noun The ground or land, as opposed to sky or sea.
  4. noun A connection to the ground in an electrical circuit (British English for "ground").
  5. verb To connect something electrically to the ground.

land — full definition

  1. noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  2. noun An area of ground owned, or a country or region.
  3. verb To come down onto a surface, especially from the air or from water.
  4. verb To succeed in getting or achieving something.

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