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landing

  • noun
  • land·ing
  • /ˈlændɪŋ/

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

Other meanings

  1. An amphibious or airborne invasion.

  2. A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.

Related words

  • autolanding
  • Bradbury Landing
  • Dease Lake Landing
  • postlanding
  • prelanding
  • airlanding
  • balked landing
  • Williams Landing
  • belly landing
  • bicycle landing gear
  • black landing
  • Chinese landing

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