landlocked

Adjective

landlocked (not comparable)

1. Of a country, region, etc., surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).
   • Switzerland is landlocked and obviously will never be a great sea power and must always trade overland.
   • Located in Kowloon, with an area of 9.36 km², Wong Tai Sin is the only district in Hong Kong that is totally landlocked. It has a population of 420,183 (2011) and a high density of 44.891/km².2020, Eunice Mei Feng Seng, Resistant City: Histories, Maps and the Architecture of Development, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://books.google.com/books?id=4mLcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT228, columns 1, 2
2. Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon.
3. (US) Of a property or parcel, surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.
   • An easement of necessity, said the court, may be provided when property is landlocked and the owner needs access to that property from a public highway.2005, Washington Legislative Reference Bureau, State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2005-2006, page 610
   • In some states, the law allows for easements by necessity, especially in circumstances where a property is landlocked.2005, Thomas J. McEvoy, Owning and Managing Forests: A Guide to Legal, Financial, and Practical Matters, page 49