onland
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]onland (not comparable)
- On the land, as opposed to the ocean.
- 1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey:
- Rocks from the ocean ridges also show the dual line of descent, though not as markedly as some of the onland ophiolites.
- 2021 January 31, “Govt may give oilfield in lieu of $1.4 billion it has to pay Cairn”, in Telangana Today[1]:
- Cairn Energy gave India its biggest onland oil discovery but exited the country after it was slapped with a Rs 10,247-crore tax demand using a legislation that gave the government the powers to tax companies retrospectively.