landing

[lan-ding]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that lands.

   The pilot brought his plane in for a landing.

2. a place where persons or goods are landed, as from a ship.

   The boat moored at the landing.

3. Architecture.

   1. a platform between flights of stairs.

   2. the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs.

4. Shipbuilding.

   1. the overlap of two plates or planks, as in a clinker-built shell.

   2. the distance between the center of a rivet hole and the edge of the plate or shape into which it is cut.

landing

/ ˈlændɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the act of coming to land, esp after a flight or sea voyage

   2. ( as modifier )

      landing place

2. a place of disembarkation

3. the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs

Other Word Forms

• postlanding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of landing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; land, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

If he wants to play another season, the utility infielder should find a landing spot on a one-year deal, either with the Dodgers or somewhere else that values his leadership and steady hand.

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The hunt is on for flying taxi landing sites.

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But Parker had his moments, landing some telling single shots in a fight where the styles never quite clicked, with excessive holding spoiling the action.

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Their wages keep rising, and they are landing big inheritances.

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Leaving plants and leaves under trees creates a “soft landing” for these essential creatures, whose populations have dropped an alarming 22% in just the last 20 years.

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Related Words

• dock 

When To Use

What does landing mean?

Landing is the act of returning to the ground after having been in flight or up in the air. It can also be used to refer to the act of returning to the land after having been in water.Landing also commonly refers to an instance of doing this. This especially involves aircraft, as in That was a rough landing. But it can also be applied to a person, as in She’ll have to stick the landing if she wants a perfect score. Landing can also mean a place where ships can dock.It can also refer to the floor at the top of a flight of stairs or the platform between two flights of stairs. The landing often has a bigger surface area than the steps and is usually positioned between flights when they change directions.The word landing comes is also the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb land, as in We will be landing shortly.Example: I’m much more nervous during the landing than at takeoff.