as in docks
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
our families waved good-bye to us from the landing as we left on our honeymoon cruise
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Recent Examples of landings
Starship executed a series of banking maneuvers on the way toward the splashdown zone northwest of Australia, simulating the path future ships will take returning to landings at Starbase.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
Lunar science missions include up to 30 robotic landings starting in 2027.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
The mission, one of potentially four robotic lunar landings targeted for 2026, comes as NASA plans to dramatically increase the number of uncrewed landers carrying cargo and science instruments to the moon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Those landings and captures are a core plan of the reusability of the Starship system, and SpaceX has already captured Super Heavy on its Pad 1 several times.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026
The last time the key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
After service, when the team can make it there in time, Bouligny Tavern is one of his favorite neighborhood landings.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Why the conspiracy theory Why do some people think the Moon landings were fake?
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
Lunar science missions include up to 30 robotic landings starting in 2027.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
The mission, one of potentially four robotic lunar landings targeted for 2026, comes as NASA plans to dramatically increase the number of uncrewed landers carrying cargo and science instruments to the moon.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
Those landings and captures are a core plan of the reusability of the Starship system, and SpaceX has already captured Super Heavy on its Pad 1 several times.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 May 2026
The last time the key engine mount parts were examined closely was in October 2021, and the plane wasn’t due for another detailed inspection for roughly 7,000 more takeoffs and landings.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026
After service, when the team can make it there in time, Bouligny Tavern is one of his favorite neighborhood landings.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Why the conspiracy theory Why do some people think the Moon landings were fake?
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings
Noun
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The project calls for lighting upgrades, outdoor fitness equipment, solar panels and additional boat slip renovations, including seawall improvements, docks and utilities.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Nautilus consisted of a large six-story main building, 19 single-family villas, a swimming pool, 52 cabanas and several docks, all spread out across 20 acres, including the small Johns and Collins islands in the bay.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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However, several primitive campsites, boat ramps, and fishing piers sprinkled across the area give plenty of access to enjoy the lake at your leisure.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Designed with an objective of protecting the submarines docked at the piers, these nets seeks to defend against surprise attacks from drones launched from closer distances to the base, like the once in Operation Spiderweb.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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