black land
black land · black lands · black landed · black landing
To illegally trawl fish in excess of fishing quotasTo illegally trawl fish in excess of fishing quotas.
Meaning
1 senses(Shetland)To illegally trawl fish in excess of fishing quotas.
Origin
Back-formation from black landing (“illegal fishing trawl in excess of fishing quotas”).Back-formation from black landing (“illegal fishing trawl in excess of fishing quotas”).
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Forms
black lands, black landing, black landed, black landed| Base form | black land · to black land |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | black lands |
| Present participle | black landing |
| Past simple | black landed |
| Past participle | black landed |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.