landing
pronunciation
How to pronounce landing in British English:
UK [ˈlændɪŋ]
How to pronounce landing in American English:
US [ˈlændɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an intermediate platform in a staircase
- structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
- the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)
- the act of coming to land after a voyage
Word Origin
- landing (n.)
- c. 1600, place for boats; of stairs, first attested 1789; from present participle of land (v.1).
Example
- 1. The auto brake can automatically start braking after landing .
- 2. The qantas jet 's wing appeared damaged after landing .
- 3. That makes every page a potential landing page .
- 4. Modern aircraft are already perfectly capable of automatically taking off , flying to a destination and landing .
- 5. The result could be a very hard landing .