landing

land·ing  (lndng)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of coming to land or rest, especially after a voyage or flight.

b. A termination, especially of a voyage or flight.

2. A site for loading and unloading passengers and cargo.

3.

a. An intermediate platform on a flight of stairs.

b. The area at the top or bottom of a staircase.

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landing

Noun

1. the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs

2. the act of coming to land, esp. after a flight or sea voyage

3. a place of disembarkation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	landing - an intermediate platform in a staircase platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
	2.	landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods landing place docking facility, dockage, dock - landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" landing stage - platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" harbor, harbour, seaport, haven - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
	3.	landing - the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike" arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane touchdown - a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes aircraft landing, airplane landing - landing an aircraft splashdown - a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight
	4.	landing - the act of coming to land after a voyage arrival - the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" amphibious landing - a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines" debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment - the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft

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landing

noun 1. coming in, arrival, touchdown, disembarkation, disembarkment

noun 2. platform, jetty, quayside, landing stage

Translations

landing [ˈlændɪŋ] n → desembarco; aterrizaje m [of staircase] → rellano

landing [ˈlændɪŋ] land n (from ship) → débarquement m;

(Aviat) → atterrissage m [of staircase]; palier m

landing [ˈlændɪŋ] land n [of house] → Flur m;

(outside flat door) → Treppenabsatz m;

(Aviat) → Landung f

landing [ˈlændɪŋ] n (from ship) → sbarco;

(AVIAT) → atterraggio; [of staircase] → pianerottolo