Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of coming to land after a voyage or flight: The process of a ship, boat, or aircraft arriving and settling onto land or another surface.
   • The act of coming down to the earth or another surface: The specific moment or action of descending and making contact with the ground, as in jumping or falling.
   • A structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods: A constructed area, such as a pier or dock, where vessels can come to shore to load or unload.
   • An intermediate platform in a staircase: A flat area at the top of a flight of stairs or between flights of stairs.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The pilot executed an emergency landing on the river.
  • After the parachute opened, he prepared for a soft landing.
  • The ferry will dock at the public landing in twenty minutes.
  • She paused to catch her breath on the landing halfway up the stairs.

Advanced Usage

• "To make a landing": To successfully bring an aircraft or vessel to land.
  • The small plane managed to make a landing on the narrow beach.
• "A forced landing": An unscheduled landing made necessary by an emergency or problem.
  • Engine failure resulted in a forced landing in a field.

Variants and Related Words

• Land (verb): To come or bring to rest on the ground or another surface.
  • The bird will land on that branch.
• Landable (adjective): Suitable or safe for landing.
  • The field was not landable due to rocks.
• Landing gear (noun): The undercarriage of an aircraft, including wheels, used for landing.

Synonyms

• Arrival: The act of reaching a destination.
• Docking: The maneuvering of a ship into a dock.
• Alighting: Descending and settling from a vehicle or height.

Related Phrases

• Landing strip: A prepared surface for the takeoff and landing of aircraft.
• Landing craft: A boat designed for putting troops and equipment ashore.
• Landing field: An area of land where aircraft can take off and land.

Idioms

• "A soft landing": A situation where a difficult transition, especially in economics, happens with minimal negative impact.
  • The government's policies aimed to ensure a soft landing for the economy after the boom.
• "To steal a landing": (Aviation idiom) To land an aircraft in a spot another pilot was intending to use.
  • The inexperienced pilot accidentally stole the landing from the plane on final approach.

Noun

1. the act of coming to land after a voyage
2. the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)
   • the plane made a smooth landing
   • his landing on his feet was catlike
3. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
4. an intermediate platform in a staircase