land office
noun[S]
ukusPROPERTY,GOVERNMENT
in the US, agovernmentdepartmentthatdealswith thesaleofpublicland:
Thelandofficehasreceivedtwoprivatebidsfor the 9,270-acreproperty.
do a land-office business
US
to be verysuccessfulin doingbusiness:
CruiseshipssailingfromNorthAmericanportsdid a land-officebusinesswith moredeparturesfrom moredomesticportsthaneverbefore.