landing gear

noun

: the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water

Examples of landing gear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An aircraft tire was also found in a bedroom, and some of the landing gear was wedged under a car, the documents show. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026

In an incident that made national headlines at the time, the Blink-182 drummer and three friends were in a private jet, heading home from Columbia, South Carolina, when the landing gear burst into flames. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

However, upon landing, the pilots reported issues with the landing gear. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for landing gear

• auctioneer
• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear

Kids Definition

landing gear

noun

: the part that supports the weight of an aircraft or spacecraft when on the ground