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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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … AVIATION CRISIS — JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after engine failure fills cockpit with smoke.
—FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
While no moon landing is in store for Artemis 2, the mission would set the stage for astronauts to reach the lunar surface during the subsequent Artemis 3.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The company captured national attention when its Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed on the moon as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, becoming the first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 24 Feb. 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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