Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• docks
• wharves
• piers
• quays
• jetties
• floats
• levees
• berths
• marinas
• quais
• moorings
• shipyards
• dockyards
• slips
• embarcaderos
• wharfages
• quayages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landings

Outpost also plans reusable returns, precision landings, and flexibility in landing destinations, giving customers a potential route from initial experiments to larger manufacturing operations. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

That makes three launches and four landings (plus a Dragon docking at the ISS) in one day. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Since then, Saudi Arabia has coordinated emergency landings for Israeli passengers, including in 2023 when a plane experienced an electrical malfunction. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

Since then, Saudi Arabia has coordinated multiple emergency landings for Israeli passengers, including in 2023 when a plane experienced an electrical malfunction. — Samy Magdy, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

These were dry runs for similar maneuvers that were essential for the subsequent lunar landings of the Apollo program. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Delta recently had four emergency landings in a one-week span — two due to reports of cabin fumes and two due to apparent pressurization issues. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Kasdin said Griffin hired a sound expert to simulate how much noise the helicopter would generate during takeoffs and landings. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

We were taught by a gruff cockney called Fred Waring, who had participated in the D-Day landings in a regiment that had fought its way across Europe towards Berlin and liberated the concentration camp at Belsen. — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026