landing

1 of 2

noun

land·​ing ˈlan-diŋ 

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

landings plural : the amount of fish or shellfish landed annually in a particular area

landing

2 of 2

present participle of land entry 2

Synonyms of landing

Noun

• dock
• wharf
• pier

Examples of landing in a Sentence

Noun

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Many viewers will have come to this show through a giant Netflix splash-page landing of Florence Pugh’s face; you are primed to look at it in a particular way. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

Two additional bedrooms each enjoy their own dedicated bathrooms, with other amenities including a private elevator landing and a Savant home-automation system. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Before landing, a lighter dinner consisting of salad, chicken breast, and vanilla cream with caramel and meringue rattled down the aisle. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Passengers and crew managed to subdue him, according to their own accounts, and an off-duty flight crew on the jet made a safe emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing landing

• dead-stick landing
• instrument landing
• landing craft
• landing field
• landing gear
• landing page
• landing strip
• moon landing
• pancake landing
• three-point landing

Rhymes for landing

• banding
• branding
• handing
• sanding
• standing
• stranding
• commanding
• demanding
• disbanding
• expanding
• freestanding
• misbranding

Kids Definition

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)