landlock

Enclose by territory

To landlock is to enclose or surround entirely by land, cutting off access to the sea.

Countries like Switzerland and Bolivia are landlocked.

The word extends to any situation of being hemmed in or isolated: The property was landlocked by neighboring parcels with no road access.

Landlocked salmon are populations trapped in freshwater, unable to migrate to the ocean.

terrain

inland

Away from the coast

plateauFlat highland area
steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
prairieOpen grassy flatland

basin · highland · lowland · upland · grassland · desert · savanna · continental · watershed · drainage

geography

chad

Punched-out paper bits

enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
interiorInside area or region
hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements

heartland · mainland

isolation

encirclement

Surrounding enemy forces completely

seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
confinementState of being restricted
insularityNarrow detachment from broader views

enclosure · barrier · buffer · surrounded · inaccessible · remote · detachment · dependence · vulnerability · sovereignty

trade

corridor

Enclosed connecting walkway

overlandVia land routes
customsTraditional practices or import taxes
tariffTax on traded goods

freight · transshipment

Opposites

access to water/sea

landlockcoastal

Of the shoreline

maritime · oceanfront · seaside · seaboard · littoral

freedom of movement/connection

landlockopen

Not closed

accessible · connected · unconfined · unenclosed · unrestricted

Phrases

absentee landlordProperty owner elsewhere
landlord obligationsWhat property owners owe tenants
landlord-tenant lawRules governing rental relationships
landlocked countryState lacking sea access
slum landlord
landlord rightsOwner's legal claims over tenants

Family

landlord, landlocked, landlocking

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