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
Starship has flown 11 suborbital test flights over the past three years but has yet to notch several critical milestones needed to qualify the spacecraft for lunar landings with astronauts onboard.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Last summer, O'Hare peaked at approximately 2,680 total takeoffs and landings.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Rotating forward shifts body weight ahead of the center of support, making balance control more demanding and landings less stable.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Nick Goepper is in third place, and Birk Irving delivered strong landings in the second run that earned him the fourth-place spot.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
For now, ignore the side landings and use heads and tails as our sample space.
—Zachary Del Rosario, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
With every monster throw from Kihara and Miura’s solid landings, the crowd roared in approval, and their flawless routine to the Gladiator soundtrack drew the only standing ovation of the evening from the arena.
—Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The team’s landings set the tone from senior Ciena Alipio to Chiles.
—Dakayla Hawkins, Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Last summer, O'Hare peaked at approximately 2,680 total takeoffs and landings.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Rotating forward shifts body weight ahead of the center of support, making balance control more demanding and landings less stable.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Nick Goepper is in third place, and Birk Irving delivered strong landings in the second run that earned him the fourth-place spot.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
For now, ignore the side landings and use heads and tails as our sample space.
—Zachary Del Rosario, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
With every monster throw from Kihara and Miura’s solid landings, the crowd roared in approval, and their flawless routine to the Gladiator soundtrack drew the only standing ovation of the evening from the arena.
—Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The team’s landings set the tone from senior Ciena Alipio to Chiles.
—Dakayla Hawkins, Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings
Noun
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Their four properties have 450 boat slips combined with four gas docks, washrooms and showers, plus picnic spots for vacation getaways or weekend fun.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Its docks and alleys, its free Black communities and slave markets, its churches and street corners — this was the laboratory of his conscience.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each of the Outer Banks’ piers is unique in its own way, steeped in history, and deeply tied to the local culture.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
2 Mar. 2026
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It was likely built on limestone piers, with a tall roof and grand porches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Landings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landings. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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