Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Landlock

👉 Landlocked, also known as a "land of the dead" or "land without life," refers to an area where there is no access to fresh water, which makes it difficult for people and animals to survive. In many parts of the world, including Africa and Asia, this means that people are unable to move from one place to another, making them vulnerable to disease, famine, and other forms of extreme poverty. In the context of landlocked areas, it is often used metaphorically to

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👉 In geography, a landlock is an area where two or more bodies of water (often oceans) are separated by a land barrier. Examples include the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic Ocean, which are connected at the mouth by the Bering Strait. The term comes from Russian geographers who used to call these areas "landlocked" because they were not connected to any land. However, in modern usage, it is now more commonly used to describe a situation where two or more bodies of water

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