landing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of coming down to the ground, especially of an aircraft.

   The plane made a smooth landing on the runway.

2. 2
   noun

   A flat area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights.

   She paused on the landing before going up the next set of stairs.

3. 3
   noun

   A military operation in which troops arrive on land from the sea or air.

   The landing on the beach marked the start of the invasion.

Appears in

By surface analysis, land + -ing.

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