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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Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller recently listed the Red Sox as a likely landing spot for Philadelphia Phillies free agent closer Carlos Estévez.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Thursday afternoon, multiple reports circulated that Penn State was a potential landing spot for Knowles.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
At a pre-festival cocktail reception for press on Wednesday, Hernandez played coy about Sundance’s landing spot.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Technically, Butler could torpedo any deal beyond a landing spot of his choice by threatening either to not extend or by threatening to invoke his player option in June and clog a team’s salary cap.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Thursday afternoon, multiple reports circulated that Penn State was a potential landing spot for Knowles.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
At a pre-festival cocktail reception for press on Wednesday, Hernandez played coy about Sundance’s landing spot.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Technically, Butler could torpedo any deal beyond a landing spot of his choice by threatening either to not extend or by threatening to invoke his player option in June and clog a team’s salary cap.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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