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
At Hartsfield-Jackson alone, for instance, there are close to 800,000 movements – takeoffs or landings – each year.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The ability of the builders in the desert to actually build up lips and landings that are solid and not just blue kind of thing.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Overburdened infantrymen who had been on the front lines for months, some since the Normandy landings, remained there for weeks and months on end.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Many of the most famous coastal landings in military history have involved the Marines, including the members of Pendleton’s 1st Marine Division, which led an amphibious assault at Inchon in 1950 that helped during the Korean War in favor of allied forces.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Douglas is the sixth-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
The Falcon 9 has now completed 542 missions, 497 landings and 464 reflights, according to the SpaceX website.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
When a shortage of air traffic controllers occurs, the FAA reduces the number of takeoffs and landings to ensure on-duty air traffic controllers are not overwhelmed by flight volume.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The ability of the builders in the desert to actually build up lips and landings that are solid and not just blue kind of thing.
—Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Overburdened infantrymen who had been on the front lines for months, some since the Normandy landings, remained there for weeks and months on end.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Many of the most famous coastal landings in military history have involved the Marines, including the members of Pendleton’s 1st Marine Division, which led an amphibious assault at Inchon in 1950 that helped during the Korean War in favor of allied forces.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Douglas is the sixth-busiest airport in the world for takeoffs and landings.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
The Falcon 9 has now completed 542 missions, 497 landings and 464 reflights, according to the SpaceX website.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
When a shortage of air traffic controllers occurs, the FAA reduces the number of takeoffs and landings to ensure on-duty air traffic controllers are not overwhelmed by flight volume.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings
Noun
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Sanchez allegedly approached a 69-year-old truck driver who backed into a hotel’s loading docks in downtown Indianapolis.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tours leave from the the downtown Munising docks and showcase stunning views of the sandstone cliffs of Pictured Rocks.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Rip currents, stronger near jetties and piers, can swiftly carry swimmers out into deeper water.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Landings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landings. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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