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.
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The agency now aspires to test one or both on an Artemis III mission in low Earth orbit in 2027, to be followed by a landing on Artemis IV in 2028.
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
The mission, expected to last about 10 days, is a critical demonstration that NASA's Orion crew capsule can handle a lunar mission with humans aboard before a landing is attempted as early as 2028.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The 10-day mission will take the astronauts around the moon in a step towards a landing in 2028.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Parallel landings were already banned during foggy or otherwise inclement weather, which, when paired with runway construction in previous years, has caused delays to spike.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
The mission, expected to last about 10 days, is a critical demonstration that NASA's Orion crew capsule can handle a lunar mission with humans aboard before a landing is attempted as early as 2028.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The 10-day mission will take the astronauts around the moon in a step towards a landing in 2028.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Parallel landings were already banned during foggy or otherwise inclement weather, which, when paired with runway construction in previous years, has caused delays to spike.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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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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