1
: an act or process of one that lands
especially
: a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flight
2
: a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
3
: a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
4
Examples of landing in a Sentence
The plane made a smooth landing.
The helicopter had to make an emergency landing.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Landing in high winds can be dangerous.
Our plane was cleared for landing.
We stopped to rest at the first floor landing.
I waited at the landing for the ferry.
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There are some jokes about Stanley Kubrick, who many conspiracy theorists believe shot the moon landing.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Despite the fact that the conspiracy would have involved nearly 400,000 people over the course of the 10 years of the Apollo project, there remains about five to 10 percent of the population who insist the moon landing was a hoax.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 July 2024
Fly Me to the Moon premiere Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum walked the carpet on Monday at the New York premiere of their rom-com, set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024
Less than a decade after the July 20, 1969, moon landing united much of the world in astonishment and awe, various movies, books and other sources started claiming that the Apollo 11 mission was a massive hoax.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Despite the fact that the conspiracy would have involved nearly 400,000 people over the course of the 10 years of the Apollo project, there remains about five to 10 percent of the population who insist the moon landing was a hoax.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 July 2024
Fly Me to the Moon premiere Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum walked the carpet on Monday at the New York premiere of their rom-com, set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024
Less than a decade after the July 20, 1969, moon landing united much of the world in astonishment and awe, various movies, books and other sources started claiming that the Apollo 11 mission was a massive hoax.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2024
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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landing
noun
land·ing
ˈlan-diŋ 
1
: the action of one that lands
2
: a place (as a wharf) for unloading or taking on passengers and cargo
3
: the level part of a staircase (as between flights of stairs)
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