Other Definitions landing (enc)
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Landing| Noun | 1. | landing - an intermediate platform in a staircaseplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" | | | 2. | landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goodsdocking facility, dockage, dock - landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" landing stage - platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | | | 3. | landing - the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" touchdown - a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes splashdown - a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight | | | 4. | landing - the act of coming to land after a voyagearrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" amphibious landing - a military action of coordinated land and sea and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines" | |
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