landing gear

noun

1. the wheels, floats, etc., of an aircraft, upon which it lands and moves on ground or water.

landing gear

noun

1. another name for undercarriage

Word History and Origins

Origin of landing gear¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Roz found the flying machine upside down, with its landing gear poking above the rows of leafy plants.

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Firefighters arrived to find the small aircraft on its belly with broken landing gear, according to officials.

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Video footage showed the plane making a belly landing - without its landing gear deployed - on the tarmac and skidding into a concrete barrier.

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Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said.

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The plane "stopped some distance before the end of the runway" but airport firefighting crews were called to put out a fire on the right-hand landing gear.

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