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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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The Red Sox will almost certainly trade him and the Tigers could be the perfect landing spot.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Maritime drones could disrupt amphibious landings and down aircraft.
—Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025
This will help keep Holmes on turn after the break, and give Manaea a soft landing spot to work back into the mix.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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