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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Illinois has become the most popular landing spot for Hoosiers seeking a more permanent change of scenery.
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Justin L. MacK, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
As the world watched slack-jawed while SpaceX's Super Heavy booster made the world's first tower capture landing after boosting the Starship 5 mission into orbit, few knew that the event came within one second of disaster.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
This would track with the history of the one pristine Fed-enabled soft landing of recent decades, when an initial rate cut in July 1995 immediately sent the 10-year yield rising by more than half a percentage point over the next month, before resuming its longer-term decent.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
The Fed may have achieved a soft landing, but pessimistic shoppers—especially Gen X and Millennials—remain a stiff headwind for consumer-facing companies.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Justin L. MacK, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
As the world watched slack-jawed while SpaceX's Super Heavy booster made the world's first tower capture landing after boosting the Starship 5 mission into orbit, few knew that the event came within one second of disaster.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
This would track with the history of the one pristine Fed-enabled soft landing of recent decades, when an initial rate cut in July 1995 immediately sent the 10-year yield rising by more than half a percentage point over the next month, before resuming its longer-term decent.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
The Fed may have achieved a soft landing, but pessimistic shoppers—especially Gen X and Millennials—remain a stiff headwind for consumer-facing companies.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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