adjective
- completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the sea
Usage: geography
Examples
- Switzerland is a landlocked country in central Europe.
- The landlocked nation relies on neighboring countries for ocean trade.
- Many landlocked states depend on rivers for transportation.
- Afghanistan is completely landlocked with no seaports.
- The landlocked region struggled to export its goods overseas.
- Paraguay is one of only two landlocked countries in South America.