an Land ziehen

to pull something ashore

Türkçe: karaya çekmek

Noun

Land n.

Verb

ziehen

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Der Angler zog das schwere Ruderboot allein an Land.

How it is used

Means 'to pull something ashore' – physically dragging an object from water to land. Neutral register. Use at a lake when friends pull a rowboat onto the beach. Avoid using for automatic processes.

Other verbs that go with Land

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Land erwerbento acquire land
• an Land bringento bring something ashore
• an Land gehento go ashore
• das Land bestellento cultivate the land
• Land gewinnento gain land

All collocations with Land

Other collocations built on ziehen

• sich aus der Affäre ziehento extricate oneself from a tricky situation
• etw. in Betracht ziehento take something into consideration
• Bilanz ziehento take stock
• in Erwägung ziehento consider
• ins Feld ziehento march into battle
• vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
• ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
• einen Gewinn ziehen aus+Dat.to derive a profit/benefit from something