landing

[ lan-ding ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that lands:

   The pilot brought his plane in for a landing.

2. a place where persons or goods are landed, as from a ship:

   The boat moored at the landing.

3. Architecture.
   1. a platform between flights of stairs.
   2. the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs.
4. Shipbuilding.
   1. the overlap of two plates or planks, as in a clinker-built shell.
   2. the distance between the center of a rivet hole and the edge of the plate or shape into which it is cut.

landing

/ ˈlændɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the act of coming to land, esp after a flight or sea voyage
   2. ( as modifier )

      landing place

2. a place of disembarkation
3. the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs

Other Words From

• post·landing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of landing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; land, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Yet here we are out on a tennis court, worrying about whether a small fuzzy ball is landing in a painted box.

From Los Angeles Times

In early November, it carried out its first untethered take-off and landing.

From BBC

"Its current structure simply cannot deliver the change at exponential speed and scale, which is essential to ensure a safe climate landing for humanity," said its signatories.

From BBC

“There is still a window of opportunity for a safe landing for humanity, but this requires a global climate policy process that can deliver change at exponential speed and scale,” Prof Rockström said.

From BBC

A small plane crash-landed in Sherman Oaks on Thursday morning, landing upside-down in a field, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

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