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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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Their movements may appear chaotic, but a 2022 study by The University of Maine showed springtails can aim and stick a landing with accuracy.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
The project’s version of the moon landing happened in April 2003, with the first nearly complete sequence declared finished.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
The moon mission is the first to return astronauts to the lunar surface since Apollo 17's moon-landing excursion in 1972.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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