What does landing mean?
Definitions for landing
ˈlæn dɪŋland·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
landingnoun
an intermediate platform in a staircase
landing, landing placenoun
structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
landingnoun
the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)
"the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
landingnoun
the act of coming to land after a voyage
GCIDE
Landingnoun
(Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with take-off.
Wiktionary
landingnoun
corridor
landingnoun
coming to earth, as of an airplane or any descending object
landingnoun
an in-between platform or large bottom-most or top-most step of a staircase
landingnoun
a place on a shoreline where a boat lands
Webster Dictionary
Landing
of Land
Landingadjective
of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore
Landingnoun
a going or bringing on shore
Landingnoun
a place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc
Landingnoun
the level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another
Freebase
Landing
Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing," "touchdown" or "splashdown" as well. A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent and landing.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
landing
In fortification, is the portion of the floor of the gallery between the frames that bound the entrance to a return. The landing is in all cases horizontal.
Editors Contribution
landing
The act and process of to land.
The landing was peaceful and calm which was a real joy.
Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'landing' in Nouns Frequency: #1835
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of landing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of landing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of landing in a Sentence
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
We have tried to get it 100 percent ready in time. Sadly I have made it worse on the first landing and I am currently unable to move my neck, the doctor thinks it is a bad whiplash but it won't affect my Double Olympic bid. I am positive the British Athletics medical staff will be able to fix it over the next week.
A portion of the proceeds from the auction will go to causes that are important to us and we believe were important to our parents, we've often had people come up to us and tell us how the moon landing inspired them. They come up to Rick and I and tell us how they were inspired by the achievement and how it made them want to be better.
The first image will be taken less than an hour after touchdown and should be available on Earth within the first day, we should have images of the landing area within a week.
I'm the first NASA administrator that was not alive [for the moon landing], i don't have that memory.
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Translations for landing
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- هبوطArabic
- прызямле́ннеBelarusian
- přístaviště, podesta, chodba, přistání, koridorCzech
- Treppenabsatz, Anlegeplatz, LandungGerman
- muelle, descansillo, aterrizaje, rellanoSpanish
- porrastasanne, laskeutuminen, tasanneFinnish
- palier, atterrissageFrench
- laimrigScottish Gaelic
- caposcala, ballatoio, pianerottolo, atterraggio, imbarcadero, ripianoItalian
- 上陸, 踊り場, 着陸, 船着き場Japanese
- نیشتنKurdish
- слетување, одмориште, спуштање, приземјувањеMacedonian
- steiger, landing, overloop, aanlegplaatsDutch
- lądowaniePolish
- aterrissagem, aterragem, pousoPortuguese
- aterizareRomanian
- посадка, приземлениеRussian
- landningSwedish
- inişTurkish
- призе́млення, поса́дкаUkrainian
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