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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Bahram Moshrefnoory, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Could part of president of baseball operations David Stearns' offseason strategy include signing Corbin Burnes to a big-money deal?
MLB Trade Rumors released its yearly article ranking the top 50 MLB free agents, which also provides predictions on landing spots and contract terms from four writers.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Part of it has to do with optimism over a likely soft landing for the US economy and the Federal Reserve’s decision to aggressively cut rates.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Risdon Beazley vessels helped to keep the D Day landing beaches clear, and the firm went on to become the largest salvage company in the world.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 23 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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