onland

English

Adjective

onland (not comparable)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• Donlan, Landon, Noland