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land·ing
 landing
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- pronunciation:
- laen
dIng
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
If a bird or airplane makes a landing, they come down and arrive on the ground or some other surface. When a gymnast makes a landing, they come down through the air from a piece of gym equipment and arrive on the ground, usually in a graceful way.
The geese made a landing on the pond.The airplane made a very smooth landing. |
| definition 2: |
A landing is the area just at the top or bottom of a set of stairs. If a building has many floors, there will be many landings.
There is a small table on the landing between the second floor and the third floor. |
| related words: |
arrival, dock, port |
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