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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Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Kings have a 3.8% chance of being awarded one of the top three picks, zero chance of landing picks 4-12, a 92.9% chance of at the No. 13 pick and a 3.3% chance at the No. 14 pick.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly recently listed Robert as one of the players most likely to be traded this season, even linking the star to the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers as potential landing spots.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
While investors have their fingers crossed for a soft landing by the U.S. economy, how bad can things get if there is another recession?
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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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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