landing

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/ˈlændɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To descend to a surface, especially from the air.“The plane is about to land.”
To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
To come into rest.
To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.

noun

Corridor.
Coming to a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

Related words

Synonyms

landing place airstrip runway airdrop aircraft flight launching amphibious disembarkation disembarking transshipment unlading wharf berthing pier curb

Antonyms

Associated

gear pusher craft tubing takeoff flaps tractor fuselage ashore pad

Rhymes

notwithstanding understanding outstanding standing demanding commanding upstanding expanding misunderstanding branding

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