Word: Landing

Pronunciation

/ˈlændɪŋ/

Definitions

• Noun: The act of descending from an aircraft, spacecraft, or stairs, especially after a flight or when arriving at a new level of a building. For example: “The passengers prepared for landing at the airport.”

  • Also, a platform or area where people alight or disembark from such vehicles: “The plane made a smooth landing on the runway.”
  • In architecture, it refers to a space or room at the top or bottom of a staircase, or between flights of stairs. Example: “They reached the top landing and turned left towards their bedroom.”

• Verb: (usually as ‘land’ in this context) To descend and come to rest on the ground or a surface after flying or falling. Example: “The pilot managed to land the plane safely despite adverse weather conditions.”

  • Alternatively, it can refer to bringing something down to rest on a surface, like a fisherman landing a fish. Example: “He landed the large marlin after a long struggle.”

Phrases

• “Make a landing” – to arrive at a destination by air or sea.
• “Landing page” – in web design, it’s the first webpage that visitors encounter upon clicking a link or advertisement.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “Passengers were instructed to remain seated until the plane had come to a complete stop at the landing.”
• Verb: “The birds landed gracefully on the water’s surface.”

Synonyms

• Arrival (noun)
• Alighting (noun)
• Touchdown (noun, specifically for aircraft)
• Descending (verb)
• Coming to rest (verb)
• Disembarking (verb)