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

Among those shields is a whole tire from the landing gear from one of the planes that struck one of the towers and a portion of a steel beam, fashioned into a cross – both serving as a stark reminder of the attacks. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

The Amazon plane was well down the runway when its right and nose landing gear first touched down, reducing how much distance the plane had on the runway ahead of it to stop. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

The nose landing gear and right main landing gear touched down first, with a ground speed of 158 knots. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The nose landing gear and the landing gear on the right side of the plane touched down, but not left side, Shin said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 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