landing

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landing^¹

/ˈlændɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ændɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, land + -ing.

noun landings

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
Opposite: takeoff
An amphibious or airborne invasion. The House should, I think, take formal cognisance of the liberation of Rome[…]. This is a memorable and glorious event, which rewards the intense fighting of the last five months in Italy. The original landing, made on January 22nd at Anzio, has, in the end, borne good fruit.
A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another. She crept up the stairs [...] On she went, across the landing, from which sprang the tall window, and up the next flight until she reached the top.
in plural The amount of fish caught, as in a specific area or on a particular expedition. The huge quantity of landings was periodically causing fish prices to crash, creating unprecedented havoc in the marketplace.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of land

Landing^²

proper noun

Former name of Dease Lake (town).
A barangay of Limay, Bataan, Philippines.
A barangay of Pilar, Bataan, Philippines.
A barangay of Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines.
A barangay of Baliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: landing place, airstrip, runway, airdrop, aircraft, flight, launching, amphibious, disembarkation, disembarking, transshipment, unlading, wharf, berthing, pier, curb

Translations

Every language

noun a coming to a surface, as of an airplane

Español	aterrizaje
한국어	상륙 sangnyuk, 착륙 changnyuk
日本語	上陸 jōriku, 着陸 chakuriku
中文	著陸 /着陸 /着陆 zhuólù, 降落 jiàngluò, 登陸 /登陆 dēnglù
हिन्दी	अवतरण avatraṇ, उतार utār, लैंडिंग laiṇḍiṅg
Português	aterragem, aterrissagem, pouso
Français	atterrissage
Deutsch	Landung
Italiano	atterraggio
Ελληνικά	προσγείωση prosgeíosi
Română	aterizare
Русский	приземле́ние prizemlénije, поса́дка posádka
Tiếng Việt	sự hạ cánh
العربية	هُبُوط hubūṭ

noun a place on a shoreline where a boat lands

Español	muelle, desembarco, rellano, descansillo
한국어	부잔교 bujan'gyo
日本語	船着き場 funatsukiba
Deutsch	Anlegeplatz, Landungsplatz, Anlandungsplatz, Anlandungsstelle
Italiano	imbarcadero
Русский	при́стань prístanʹ

noun a platform at the top of a flight of stairs

Español	rellano, descansillo
한국어	층계참 cheunggyecham
日本語	踊り場 odoriba
Português	patamar
Français	palier
Deutsch	Treppenabsatz
Italiano	pianerottolo, caposcala, ballatoio, ripiano
Русский	площа́дка ploščádka
العربية	بَسْطَة basṭa

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@misc{landing_2026,
  title = {landing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/landing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}