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
The shoes’ pairing of cork and EVA foam allows these shoes to absorb impact well, making your landings softer.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
This type of high-bandwidth communications is expected to become standard for future Artemis missions and will enable lunar landings in high definition.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed.
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Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
The most common route is from the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge's launch site to Brewer Bridge (both are public access landings).
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Kelsey Yandura,
Midwest Living,
17 June 2026
The Easter egg roll, the congressional picnic and year-round Marine One landings take their toll.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Others result from collisions, awkward landings, overuse, or fatigue.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 June 2026
One of its standout features is an endurance capability of up to 40 hours, enabling extended missions without the need for frequent landings or refueling.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
This type of high-bandwidth communications is expected to become standard for future Artemis missions and will enable lunar landings in high definition.
—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed.
—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
18 June 2026
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
The most common route is from the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge's launch site to Brewer Bridge (both are public access landings).
—
Kelsey Yandura,
Midwest Living,
17 June 2026
The Easter egg roll, the congressional picnic and year-round Marine One landings take their toll.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Others result from collisions, awkward landings, overuse, or fatigue.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 June 2026
One of its standout features is an endurance capability of up to 40 hours, enabling extended missions without the need for frequent landings or refueling.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings
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The development includes boat access, docks and community gathering spaces.
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That is the piece that could change how loading docks operate.
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In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.
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Sail4th 250 kicks off Friday, featuring 40 vessels representing 40 nations sailing from the Verrazzano Bridge all the way north to the George Washington Bridge and docking at piers on 15 miles of waterfront across the city.
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Spend time kayaking through salt marshes, fishing from ocean piers or on a deep sea charter, touring lighthouses like Old Baldy Lighthouse, birding, sampling local seafood, and visiting historic seaside fishing villages like Southport.
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“Landings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landings. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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