1
: an act or process of one that lands
especially
: a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flight
2
: a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
3
: a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
4
Examples of landing in a Sentence
The plane made a smooth landing.
The helicopter had to make an emergency landing.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Landing in high winds can be dangerous.
Our plane was cleared for landing.
We stopped to rest at the first floor landing.
I waited at the landing for the ferry.
Recent Examples on the Web
His significant striking landing rate is 7.63 per minute.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Lachlan was in, but then exited the company for eight years, moving back to Australia, before assuming his trajectory and landing as the CEO of Fox Corp. and chairman of News Corp.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The Polaris Dawn mission also made history on Tuesday when the SpaceX Dragon capsule reached a peak altitude of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) above Earth, sending the crew farther than any humans have traveled since the moon landings.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2024
Most critical, Crawley said, are in-space power and propulsion to push large masses around Earth, the Moon, and Mars; entry, descent, and landing technologies for spacecraft traveling to the Red Planet; and radiation safety for humans.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Lachlan was in, but then exited the company for eight years, moving back to Australia, before assuming his trajectory and landing as the CEO of Fox Corp. and chairman of News Corp.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The Polaris Dawn mission also made history on Tuesday when the SpaceX Dragon capsule reached a peak altitude of 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) above Earth, sending the crew farther than any humans have traveled since the moon landings.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2024
Most critical, Crawley said, are in-space power and propulsion to push large masses around Earth, the Moon, and Mars; entry, descent, and landing technologies for spacecraft traveling to the Red Planet; and radiation safety for humans.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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landing
noun
land·ing
ˈlan-diŋ 
1
: the action of one that lands
2
: a place (as a wharf) for unloading or taking on passengers and cargo
3
: the level part of a staircase (as between flights of stairs)
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