landing gear
noun
: the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water
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Most notably, the drones include nose landing gear fitted with catapult launch bars.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
The preliminary report from March revealed that the right main landing gear collapsed on impact when the Delta flight landed, with the wing hitting the runway and fuel spray causing a massive fire.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
Nestled between the legs of its landing gear was a red balloon filled with water.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
The plane’s landing gear malfunctioned, according to a team spokesperson.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
The preliminary report from March revealed that the right main landing gear collapsed on impact when the Delta flight landed, with the wing hitting the runway and fuel spray causing a massive fire.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
Nestled between the legs of its landing gear was a red balloon filled with water.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
The plane’s landing gear malfunctioned, according to a team spokesperson.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for landing gear
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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