as in docks
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
our families waved good-bye to us from the landing as we left on our honeymoon cruise
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Recent Examples of landings
The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
In spaceflight history, his name is synonymous with NASA's original moon program, which flew between 1961 and 1972 and culminated in six successful lunar landings.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
On Cloudswift 4 Can a firm-riding shoe also have soft landings?
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
But in 2027, NASA plans to dramatically increase the number of robotic landers carrying cargo and science instruments with up to 30 uncrewed landings.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead of bespoke missions, NASA plans to standardize systems and increase launch cadence, targeting annual Moon landings after 2027 and eventually aiming for missions every six months.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The Marines being sent to the region are an expeditionary unit designed for quick amphibious landings, but their deployment does not mean a ground invasion is certain.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Between world wars, Pan Am used the airport for takeoffs and landings of its famous flying boats, the Clippers, eventually leading to the groundbreaking and construction of the airport.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
In spaceflight history, his name is synonymous with NASA's original moon program, which flew between 1961 and 1972 and culminated in six successful lunar landings.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
On Cloudswift 4 Can a firm-riding shoe also have soft landings?
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
But in 2027, NASA plans to dramatically increase the number of robotic landers carrying cargo and science instruments with up to 30 uncrewed landings.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Instead of bespoke missions, NASA plans to standardize systems and increase launch cadence, targeting annual Moon landings after 2027 and eventually aiming for missions every six months.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
The Marines being sent to the region are an expeditionary unit designed for quick amphibious landings, but their deployment does not mean a ground invasion is certain.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings
Noun
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Other YouClip attachments include organizer bags and clips, clothes hangers and mobile electronics docks.—
C.C. Weiss
March 24,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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The outpost also has enough docks for up to eight spacecraft to be stationed at one time.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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The infrastructure humans build in the water ‒ houses, piers, wharves, jetties, and even oil rigs ‒ create new habitats for juvenile jellyfish, called polyps, to attach and grow, Bologna said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During the construction phase, the group avoided the use of heavy machinery to keep most of the jungle intact and used ironwood reclaimed from boat piers and fishing boat decks as the main construction material.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a ship crash in 1980 that killed 35 people, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was replaced, and the ends of the old bridge were repurposed as the two Tampa Bay fishing piers.—
Carter Weinhofer,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Landings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landings. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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