landing gear
noun
: the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On post-accident examination, the plane had substantial damage to the landing gear lifts and the airframe structure, the NTSB report said. 
Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The model shown off at CES 2021 is a quadcopter design and features two landing gear extensions that retract upward during flight (so as not to spoil your footage). Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 11 Jan. 2021 One man, standing near that barrier, appeared to move out of the way as the plane passed overhead, the landing gear barely missing him. Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022 The other pilot made an emergency landing, reporting that one of the wheels had come off the landing gear. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022 The pilot made an emergency landing at the airport Friday afternoon after reporting that one of the wheels had come off the landing gear of the CASA 212-200 airplane. CBS News, 2 Aug. 2022 The pilot onboard with Charles Hew Crooks asked to make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport after having an issue with landing gear, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 31 July 2022 The landing gear on the plane had also caught on fire when landing, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News in a statement. Teddy Grant, ABC News, 10 July 2022 The plane sustained substantial damage to its landing gear and fuselage, preliminary information gathered by the National Transportation Safety Board showed, according to The Associated Press. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 The model shown off at CES 2021 is a quadcopter design and features two landing gear extensions that retract upward during flight (so as not to spoil your footage). Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 11 Jan. 2021 One man, standing near that barrier, appeared to move out of the way as the plane passed overhead, the landing gear barely missing him. Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022 The other pilot made an emergency landing, reporting that one of the wheels had come off the landing gear. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022 The pilot made an emergency landing at the airport Friday afternoon after reporting that one of the wheels had come off the landing gear of the CASA 212-200 airplane. CBS News, 2 Aug. 2022 The pilot onboard with Charles Hew Crooks asked to make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport after having an issue with landing gear, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 31 July 2022 The landing gear on the plane had also caught on fire when landing, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News in a statement. Teddy Grant, ABC News, 10 July 2022 The plane sustained substantial damage to its landing gear and fuselage, preliminary information gathered by the National Transportation Safety Board showed, according to The Associated Press. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above