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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Athena entered lunar orbit on Monday, and teams are now preparing for a landing attempt near the lunar south pole on Thursday (March 6).
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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The landing, which NASA and Firefly both livestreamed, concluded by 3:45 a.m. EST.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Intuitive Machines will soon have another go at a smooth lunar landing.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The Terps haven’t had a 10-win season since 2003 under Ralph Friedgen, but landing players such as Washington, Elee and potentially Iheanacho could alter the program’s trajectory.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2025
The landing, which NASA and Firefly both livestreamed, concluded by 3:45 a.m. EST.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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