chunk of land

collocation in English

meaningsofchunkandland

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chunk
noun[C]
uk
/tʃʌŋk/us
/tʃʌŋk/
a roughly ...
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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofchunkandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchunk of land

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We are people with a problem, not just achunkoflandfor politicians to discuss.
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Consider the farmer who starts farming at the age of 30, and is then deprived of achunkoflandfor 20 years.
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This is a pretty sizeablechunkoflandwhich we are discussing.
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A prehistoric boy, his family and achunkoflandfrom the past, were accidentally brought to the present time by a scientist's time-travel experiments.
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This was because previously, each great family ruled a largechunkoflandand each had their own king.
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The kibbutz had debts of 18 million, and would sell achunkoflandto build 350 new homes, whilst the rest of the land was returned to the state.
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During this period, this area has experienced selling of large chunks of land, mutual exchange, and land reform, apart from partitions due to inheritance.
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Those of us who have seen pictures know that huge chunks of land have been washed away, and on the land were some anti-personnel mines.
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Large chunks of land are involved, some of which are surplus and all of which must be carefully looked at.
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Big chunks of land no longer become available for housing development — it comes in bits.
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Before 1949 individual landowners were responsible for coastal defence and decided for themselves the balance between the cost: of maintaining the line and losing chunks of land.
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In summer and autumn 2012, severe erosion north and south of the site caused large chunks of land to fall into the sea.
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