landingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlæn.dɪŋ/us/ˈlæn.dɪŋ/landing noun [ C ] (PLANE/BOAT)
B2 the fact of an aircraft arriving on the ground or a boat reaching land:
One person has died after the pilot of a light aircraft was forced to make a crash/emergency landing in a field.
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- The plane had to make a forced landing because one of the engines cut out.
- The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.
- There's a special area at the airport where you can view aircraft taking off and landing.
- The passengers were told to brace themselves for a crash landing.
- We had a smooth landing.
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Arriving & departing by boat or ship
- anchor
- berth
- cast
- cast off
- dock
- land
- launch
- launcher
- moor
- sail
- sea
- shove
- shove off!
- weigh
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Air travel: travelling by aircraft
landing noun [ C ] (FLOOR)
an area of floor that joins two sets of stairs or that leads from the top of a set of stairs to rooms
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- dais
- decking
- floor
- ground level
- loft
- low slung
- mezzanine
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- story
- the first floor
- the ground floor
- the second floor
- top floor
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