landing
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the act of a person or thing that lands.
The pilot brought his plane in for a landing.
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a place where persons or goods are landed, as from a ship.
The boat moored at the landing.
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Architecture.
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a platform between flights of stairs.
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the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs.
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Shipbuilding.
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the overlap of two plates or planks, as in a clinker-built shell.
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the distance between the center of a rivet hole and the edge of the plate or shape into which it is cut.
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noun
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the act of coming to land, esp after a flight or sea voyage
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( as modifier )
landing place
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a place of disembarkation
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the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs
Usage
What does landing mean? Landing is the act of returning to the ground after having been in flight or up in the air. It can also be used to refer to the act of returning to the land after having been in water.Landing also commonly refers to an instance of doing this. This especially involves aircraft, as in That was a rough landing. But it can also be applied to a person, as in She’ll have to stick the landing if she wants a perfect score. Landing can also mean a place where ships can dock.It can also refer to the floor at the top of a flight of stairs or the platform between two flights of stairs. The landing often has a bigger surface area than the steps and is usually positioned between flights when they change directions.The word landing comes is also the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb land, as in We will be landing shortly.Example: I’m much more nervous during the landing than at takeoff.
Other Word Forms
- postlanding adjective
Etymology
Origin of landing
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; land, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Ford said he was “not an overnight success,” having spent the first 15 years of his career jumping between acting and carpentry before landing an acting role.
From Los Angeles Times
The Bureau of Labor statistics will release the jobs report Friday, returning to its normal landing spot for the first time since early September.
From Barron's
For all of the film’s expository merit, for all of the care and efficiency Hughes exhibited in creating such wonderful and instantly lovable women, “Pretty in Pink” flubs the landing.
From Salon
It’s a soft landing for his fall from grace.
From Salon
Messi did not appear to be injured in the incident, landing on the fan, before picking himself up and walking away in apparent frustration.
From Barron's
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