Thesaurus results for LANDINGS

landings

noun

plural of landing

as in docks

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers our families waved good-bye to us from the landing as we left on our honeymoon cruise

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Recent Examples of landings Unreleased | Getty Images A spate of bomb threats against passenger flights has forced diversions, emergency landings and military escorts across European airspace this week, stoking fear among passengers and heaping pressure on airlines. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026 China’s lunar landings will involve a lunar-orbit rendezvous similar to what NASA did in the 1960s and early 1970s with the Apollo program. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 Threats prompted emergency landings, flight diversions and fighter jet escorts across Poland, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 Three Ryanair flights bound for Sofia, Bulgaria, meanwhile, also received military escorts and made emergency landings after bomb threats, officials said. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Three Ryanair flights bound for Sofia, Bulgaria, had to make emergency landings because of bomb threats on board. — Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026 One other big change for the moon missions is a spacesuit with much less capacity than what was envisioned for lunar landings. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 The airport also recorded 245,719 takeoffs and landings this summer, about 6% more than the summer of 2025, according to CDA. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 During takeoffs and landings emergency medical workers had to be present at the airport, 17 miles from where Trotter and Stark were rescued. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings

Noun

This could reduce dependence on external support and help keep robots operating on busy warehouse docks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The board of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was considering whether to adopt regulations allowing private docks to extend to 1,500 feet in length — about the length of five football fields.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of docks

Noun

But in 1820, Shippingport had about 600 residents, three wharves for steamboats, taverns and a flour mill.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Aug. 2026
The redevelopment would change that by extending and upgrading existing wharves and dredging areas around the docks.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of wharves

Noun

Something like that happened during the historic storm of late January 1983, which occurred during one of the strongest El Niños on record and battered the coast up and down California, damaging many piers.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Extreme waves that winter destroyed one-third of the Santa Monica Pier and tore off large sections of the Huntington Beach Pier and the Paradise Cove Pier, while also damaging the Seal Beach, San Clemente and Malibu piers.

— Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026