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noun(land-ing)an act or process of one that lands; especially : a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flight
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noun(land-ing)a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
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noun(land-ing)a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
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verb(land-ing)to set or put on shore from a ship : disembark
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verb(land-ing)to set down after conveying
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verb(land-ing)to cause to reach or come to rest in a particular place
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noun(land-ing)any of numerous naval craft designed for conveying troops and equipment from a transport to a beach in an amphibious assault
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noun(land-ing)a field where aircraft may land and take off
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noun(land-ing)the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water
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noun(land-ing)airstrip
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noun(land-ing)a landing of an airplane or spacecraft made without power
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noun(land-ing)a landing made with limited visibility by means of instruments and by ground radio direction
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noun(land-ing)a landing in which the airplane is stalled usually unintentionally above the landing surface causing it to drop abruptly in an approximately horizontal orientation with little forward motion
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noun(land-ing)an airplane landing in which the two main wheels of the landing gear and the tail wheel or skid or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously