What does landing gear mean?
Definitions for landing gear
land·ing gear
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Princeton's WordNet
landing gearnoun
an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
GCIDE
landing gearnoun
The wheels and attached structures under an airplane that support it and allow it to move when on the ground; also, the floats or pontoons of an amphibious airplane together with their supporting structures. Landing gear may be fixed rigidly in place, or retractable when in flight.
Wiktionary
landing gearnoun
the wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage
Wikipedia
Landing Gear
Landing Gear is Devin the Dude's fifth studio album. It was released on October 7, 2008. It was his first studio album since signing with the label Razor & Tie. It features a high-profile guest appearance from Snoop Dogg. As of October 30, 2008, the album has sold 18,906 copies.
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landing gear
Landing gear is a mechanism that is part of an aircraft, designed to support the aircraft while it isn't flying, allowing it to take off, land, and taxi without damaging the body of the aircraft. Most landing gear consists of wheels, but it can also include skis for snow or floats for water.
Editors Contribution
landing gear
A type of aircraft device or product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.
Most retractable land gear systems are hydraulically designed, although some are electrically or manually functioning.
Submitted by MaryC on January 1, 2015
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of landing gear in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of landing gear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of landing gear in a Sentence
They were having trouble with the nose landing gear, which they reported to the tower. They did a fantastic job, all the way into the landing, it was a nice, safe, controlled emergency landing. Everyone is safe and unharmed.
Federal Aviation Administration:
Preliminary indication is that tires blew out on the left main landing gear as the aircraft was landing.
Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
You can grab onto the struts and landing gear assembly kind of like a ladder, and you just jump on the tire and climb into the wheel well.
Practically speaking, it's very common, when you get to a point of thinking seriously that you could go forward with a case, that you have to wonder how you're going to land the airplane, you have to make sure you've got the landing gear that will work, otherwise you're going to crash and burn.
Translations for landing gear
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- laskutelineFinnish
- understellNorwegian
- understellNorwegian Nynorsk
- trem de aterrissagemPortuguese
- iniş takımıTurkish
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