1
: an act or process of one that lands
especially
: a going or bringing to a surface (such as land or shore) after a voyage or flight
2
: a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo
3
: a level part of a staircase (as at the end of a flight of stairs)
4
Examples of landing in a Sentence
The plane made a smooth landing.
The helicopter had to make an emergency landing.
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Landing in high winds can be dangerous.
Our plane was cleared for landing.
We stopped to rest at the first floor landing.
I waited at the landing for the ferry.
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In that scenario, the Bengals could be one of the best possible landing spots for Saban.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The business partners arranged for railways to be laid directly to a drop-off landing at the French Lick resort with daily passenger service from Chicago.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The business partners arranged for railways to be laid directly to a drop-off landing at the French Lick resort with daily passenger service from Chicago.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Arsenal were long viewed as a viable landing spot for Isak, but the imminent signing of Viktor Gyokeres casts clear doubt on that.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Fiscal first-quarter results surpassed analysts' estimates, with earnings landing at 93 cents a share on revenue of $965 million.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 July 2025
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“Landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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landing
noun
land·ing
ˈlan-diŋ 
1
: the action of one that lands
2
: a place (as a wharf) for unloading or taking on passengers and cargo
3
: the level part of a staircase (as between flights of stairs)
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