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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No one was seriously injured and the plane safely made an emergency landing.
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Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
That mission will take a low-energy path to the moon, with a landing planned in the Mare Frigoris region four to five months after launch.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Investigators are examining bird strikes, whether any of the aircraft's control systems were disabled, and the apparent rush by the pilots to attempt a landing soon after declaring an emergency as possible factors in the crash, fire and transportation officials have said.
—Ju-Min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
The pilots made an emergency landing, passengers were evacuated and later rebooked, and the plane was taken out of service.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
That mission will take a low-energy path to the moon, with a landing planned in the Mare Frigoris region four to five months after launch.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Investigators are examining bird strikes, whether any of the aircraft's control systems were disabled, and the apparent rush by the pilots to attempt a landing soon after declaring an emergency as possible factors in the crash, fire and transportation officials have said.
—Ju-Min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
The pilots made an emergency landing, passengers were evacuated and later rebooked, and the plane was taken out of service.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 15 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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