"tract of waste land," Old English morlond; see moor (n.) + land (n.).

also land-mine, "explosive device placed on the ground (or just under it) as a weapon," 1871, from land (n.) + mine (n.2).

"land bordering the shore," by 1807, from shore (n.) + land (n.).

"a marshy district," Old English mersclond; see marsh + land (n.).

"northern part of a country," Old English norþ-lond; see north + land (n.).

1560s, from Pole + land (n.). Related: Polander.

also mother-land, "land of one's origin, land whence a people originated," 1711, from mother (n.1) + land (n.).

Old English wudulond; see wood (n.) + land (n.). As an adjective from mid-14c.

early 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), "owner of a tenement, one who rents land or property to a tenant," from land (n.) + lord (n.).

1907, "grassland with scattered trees;" by 1937 as "land used for a park," from park (n.) + land (n.).