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
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
In the Gulf and South Atlantic, warm water shrimp landings — the term the industry uses — had an average annual value of more than $460 million between 1975 and 2022, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance, a trade group.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
During the test program, half of the seven free flights ended with emergency belly landings after recovery attempts failed.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
Clearly, these weapons are not just for defense against potential amphibious landings from China.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
That means no weasel words or padded landings.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
Flying aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket, Artemis 2 will test life-support systems, navigation and communications in deep space ahead of future lunar landings.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The Marines conduct amphibious landings along Puerto Rico’s southern coast.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their landings with the timing and precision of Olympic gymnasts.
—CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
In the Gulf and South Atlantic, warm water shrimp landings — the term the industry uses — had an average annual value of more than $460 million between 1975 and 2022, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance, a trade group.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
During the test program, half of the seven free flights ended with emergency belly landings after recovery attempts failed.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
Clearly, these weapons are not just for defense against potential amphibious landings from China.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
That means no weasel words or padded landings.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
Flying aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket, Artemis 2 will test life-support systems, navigation and communications in deep space ahead of future lunar landings.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The Marines conduct amphibious landings along Puerto Rico’s southern coast.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their landings with the timing and precision of Olympic gymnasts.
—CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings
Noun
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Operating at the Lower Manhattan docks, Melville’s task was to examine ship manifests against unloaded cargo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Alongside the retail building would be 837 parking spaces and seven loading docks, according to Amazon’s application.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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
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Maybe wind your way around the neighborhood’s old wharfs and small brick houses; or lock up your bike and check out an exhibition at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, then grab lunch at the kitschy crab shack Brooklyn Crab.—
Francesca Carington,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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During that time, people are advised to stay off jetties, piers, rocks and other waterside infrastructure as sneaker waves could run much farther up than usual.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Landings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landings. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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