| 单词 | landing |
| 释义 | landing (lændɪŋ ) Word forms: landings 1. countable noun B2 In a house or other building, the landing is the area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it. I ran out onto the landing. 2. variable noun B2 A landing is an act of bringing an aircraft or spacecraft down to the ground. I had to make a controlled landing into the sea. [+ into] The plane had been cleared for landing at Brunswick's Glynco Airport. [+ at] Synonyms: coming in, arrival, touchdown, disembarkation 3. countable noun When a landing takes place, troops are unloaded from boats or aircraft at the beginning of a military invasion or other operation. American forces have begun a big landing. 4. countable noun A landing is the same as a landing stage. Collocations: landing approach The version would have increased fuel capacity and modified control surfaces for improved takeoffs and lower landing approach speed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On the landing approach one of the engines cuts out and the plane collides with power lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On making her final landing approach to a roof, the witch, spotting the obstructing finial, was forced to sheer off and land elsewhere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Eye-witness reports say that the aircraft was already on fire on its landing approach before it crashed, perhaps due to a strike of lightning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The airport has a passenger terminal, an air traffic control tower and a full-instrument landing approach system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The property also comes with a helicopter landing pad that retracts into a small hangar on a lower terrace. Times, Sunday Times I want a bigger house, with a helicopter landing pad in the garden. The Sun As such, they represent a feast of nectar and pollen for bees, and an easy landing pad for idiosyncratic butterflies. Times, Sunday Times The pair can be rented separately or together, and there's a landing pad too. Times, Sunday Times It has a helicopter landing pad and health clinic, complete with mini-operating theatre. The Sun Rather than a landing platform, though, a place in the round of 16 has to be another launchpad. Times, Sunday Times Aliens, perhaps, dropped them there and used them as a beacon, a landing platform, or a pod. Times, Sunday Times One by one, each player has to swing from a launch pad, around the fence, and onto the landing platform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1964, she was converted into a dedicated helicopter training ship; this involved converting the deck in front of the superstructure into a landing platform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bridge was forward on the promenade deck, with a landing platform above, for use at very low tides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bodies and charred wreckage were scattered over a huge expanse of sugar cane fields around the landing site. The Sun They are four nautical miles away from the planned landing site. The Sun He was 130ft [40m] above the landing site when he was made aware of the bright light shining directly into the cockpit. Times, Sunday Times Around the take-off and landing site it was all cliff edges. Times, Sunday Times We explained we were not happy about the landing site. The Sun Now if only they could find a landing spot that's circular and easily visible from the air... Times, Sunday Times Until then, no twin-engined plane could fly more than 60 minutes from a landing spot. Times, Sunday Times And if the assortment of weird and wonderful woodland adversaries don't deplete your hardearned health reserves, the nearlethal brambles that bracket almost every landing spot surely will do. The Sun He had been due to touch down at an appointed helicopter landing spot within the army's 150 square mile training area to observe troops on an exercise. Times,Sunday Times He was flying 2½ft forward for every 1ft he fell - the right ratio for him to make it through the cave and all the way to his landing spot. Times, Sunday Times One of the greatest challenges of the mission—outside of the altitude—was the small landing zone with radio towers near it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The three-minute descent took him on to the airfield's landing zone - and into the arms of anxious paramedics. The Sun The landing zone had been drenched by days of rain. The Sun He said that 1 minute and 20 seconds after making the leap the pair opened their parachutes and after 2 minutes landed in a 4,850m landing zone. Times, Sunday Times She has a four-inch landing zone. Times, Sunday Times The week was filled with classroom instruction on how a parachute works, parachute landing falls, and emergency procedures while suspended in a harness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was received by friends; but made an unlucky parachute landing, and took some weeks to recover her health. Times, Sunday Times Experienced jumpers can deploy a parachute landing fall naturally during an accidental fall; this has reduced or prevented injuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A normal parachute landing might have damaged the delicate samples, so the mission design called for a mid-air retrieval of the sample return capsule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They marched for days through the desert with minimal food and water, and prepared for parachute landings by leaping out of the back of a speeding truck. Times, Sunday Times The interpreter talks about the plane landing on the hot tarmac. Times, Sunday Times Video of the plane landing showed it hitting the ground twice then igniting. Times, Sunday Times The sticking point will be air-traffic control's reluctance to sanction such planes landing at airports in built-up areas. Times, Sunday Times Another version of the second montage exists that shows a plane landing just before the limo leaves the airport. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A plane landing on an aircraft carrier or shoreline also requires incredibly precise movements and quick reflexes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pilot was unhurt and reported that, aside from the rough landing, the plane handled well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though many believed these pains were the result of the rough landing, they were in fact normal and expected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a rough landing, following drastic and hazardous flying, he demanded that the design be revised to strengthen it before entering production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were no significant passenger injuries during an orderly evacuation of the aircraft ordered some 20 minutes after the rough landing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was done to protect the data in case the gondola had a rough landing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The aircraft managed to make a safe landing. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But the pilot managed to glide to a safe landing in Indonesia. The Sun (2010) Its safe landing was hailed as one of Nasa's finest moments. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Unfortunately, it wasn't the smooth landing the money men envisaged. Times, Sunday Times They had banked on there being a smooth landing area, but there was none. Times,Sunday Times Landing without damage requires careful use of the thruster and smoother landings are rewarded with bonus points. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A high-lift wing for landing on runways as short as 2,000 feet and retractable trailing-link landing gear for smooth landings on paved and unpaved runways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With practice, smooth landings are easy to accomplish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each staircase landing has an exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the station without having to go through the station house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was featured in the arched transom and sidelights of the main doors, as well as the large arched window over the main staircase landing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The other two go up to the platforms from the staircase landing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The wooden staircase landings have a high exit-only turnstile to allow passengers to exit the system without having to go through the station. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both staircase landings have an exit-only turnstile that allow passengers to exit the subway without having to go through the station house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under the last government, a decision was made to order the short take-off and vertical landing version. The Sun Disagreement over whether the new carriers should have short takeoff and vertical landing jets with shorter range or more powerful fighters launched by expensive catapults has led to soaring costs. Times, Sunday Times In addition to vertical landing, it can also land by taxiing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First aircraft capable of demonstrating transition from short take-off to supersonic flight to vertical landing on the same sortie. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a pioneer of reusable vertical landing single-stage to orbit launch vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 楼梯平台 Japanese: 踊り場 |
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