land‧ing /ˈlændɪŋ/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] the action of bringing an aircraft down to the ground after being in the air Antonym : take-off:
take-off and landing procedures
crash/emergency landing (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc)
the Apollo Moon landings ⇒ soft landing

2. [countable] the floor at the top of a set of stairs or between two sets of stairs:
the first-floor landing

3. [countable] the action of bringing soldiers onto land that is controlled by the enemy:
the first landings of American Marines at Da Nang

4. [countable] a landing stage

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

landing
noun
I. of an aircraft
ADJ. abrupt, bumpy | crash, emergency, forced | gentle, safe, smooth, soft
VERB + LANDING make The pilot had to make an emergency landing in a field.
LANDING + NOUN strip

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

landing
II. top of a staircase
ADJ. first-floor, second-floor, etc.
PREP. off the ~ The room opens off the landing.
on the ~ There's a phone on the landing outside your room.

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