Lander

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lander \Land"er\, n.
     1. One who lands, or makes a landing. "The lander in a lonely
        isle." --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to


        receive the kibble of ore.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lander
       n 1: a town in central Wyoming
       2: a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or
          another planet

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Lander, WY (city, FIPS 44760)
    Location: 42.83002 N, 108.72857 W
    Population (1990): 7023 (2890 housing units)
    Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lander -- U.S. County in Nevada
     Population (2000):    5794
     Housing Units (2000): 2780
     Land area (2000):     5493.631359 sq. miles (14228.439296 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    25.840248 sq. miles (66.925931 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5519.471607 sq. miles (14295.365227 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
     Location:             40.026808 N, 117.016325 W
     Headwords:
      Lander
      Lander, NV
      Lander County
      Lander County, NV
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lander, WY -- U.S. city in Wyoming
     Population (2000):    6867
     Housing Units (2000): 3036
     Land area (2000):     4.419003 sq. miles (11.445165 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.419003 sq. miles (11.445165 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            44760
     Located within:       Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
     Location:             42.833035 N, 108.732633 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lander, WY
      Lander