1
: 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
2
: a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
3
: a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
4
Examples of landing in a Sentence
The plane made a smooth landing.
The helicopter had to make an emergency landing.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Landing in high winds can be dangerous.
Our plane was cleared for landing.
We stopped to rest at the first floor landing.
I waited at the landing for the ferry.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
This included a baseball landing on his forehead in grade school, his sister's horse kicking him in the gut, being hit by a car and a large brick chimney nearly falling on him.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 May 2025
This latest landing was Varda's second at Koonibba. W-1 touched down in Utah in 2024.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 May 2025
The film must not only earn cash but also earn Cruise the perfect landing to nearly 45 years of packing the cineplex.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for landing
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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landing
noun
land·ing
ˈlan-diŋ 
1
: the action of one that lands
2
: a place (as a wharf) for unloading or taking on passengers and cargo
3
: the level part of a staircase (as between flights of stairs)
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