landscape

10 definitions • 14 examples

a large area of land, especially in relation to its appearance:

a rural/barren landscape

Demolition firms and builders are busy changing urban landscapes.

The landscape is dotted with the tents of campers and hikers.

The cathedral dominates the landscape for miles around.

a view or picture of the countryside, or the art of making such pictures:

a watercolour landscape

J.M.W. Turner is one of the best-known British landscape painters.

all the features of a situation:

The political landscape is changing.

We would have a very different economic landscape today if there had been no immigration.

Four years ago, the landscape shifted again.

to make a garden, park, or other area of land more attractive by adding different features, plants, etc.:

They have done a fantastic job landscaping the garden with fountains, bird feeders, and ponds.

A landscape document is to be printed with the longer side of the paper at the top and bottom.

a large area of countryside, usually one without many buildings or other things that are not natural

A landscape is also a view or picture of the countryside:

She collects early twentieth century landscapes.

the shape of the land and related features in a particular area:

a desert landscape

to change the appearance of an area of land, esp. by planting trees, flowers, and other plants:

The park was beautifully landscaped.

used to describe a computer document that is to be printed with the longer side of the paper at the top and bottom:

PC monitors display Web pages in landscape format while printers are set by default to print in portrait.