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land·ing

(lăn′dĭng)

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. landings An amount of fish or shellfish harvested in a particular place during a particular period.

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

(ˈlændɪŋ)

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

b. (as modifier): landing place.

2. a place of disembarkation

3. (Architecture) the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs

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land•ing

(ˈlæn dɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of a person or thing that lands.

2. a place where persons or goods are landed.

3. the level floor between flights of stairs or at the head or foot of a flight of stairs.

[1400–50]

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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

landing

noun

1. coming in, arrival, touchdown, disembarkation, disembarkment I had to make a controlled landing into the sea.

2. platform, jetty, quayside, landing stage take the bus to the landing

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Translations

بَسْطَة الدَّرَجمَرْفأ، مكان رُسُومـَمَرٌّ فُوْقِيّهُبوط

odpočívadlopřistánípřistávacípřístaviště

landinglandings-landingspladstrappeafsats=-landing

Landung Treppenabsatz Absatz Anlegen Anlegeplatz

προσγείωση

aterrizaje rellano descansillo desembarcadero desembarco

porrastasanne

palier atterrissage débarcadère débarquementdébarrassage

terasa

lépcsõpihenõleszállás

lending, landtakalendingarstaîurstigapallur

atterraggio approdo

踊り場

층계 꼭대기의 마루

landing

landing landingsplass landsetting repos trappeavsats

lądowanie

patamar

лестничная площадка

odpočívadlopristátiepristávací

podestpristanek

landning

พื้นที่สำหรับนำเครื่องบินขึ้นลง

iniş inme iskelekaraya çıkmamerdiven başı

đầu cầu thang

楼梯平台登陆登陆处着陆

landing

[ˈlændɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Aer) [of aircraft, spacecraft] (on land) → aterrizaje m; (on sea) → amerizaje m, amarizaje m; (on moon) → alunizaje m
see also crash E
see also emergency B
see also forced A2

2. (Mil) [of troops] → desembarco m
the Normandy landings (Hist) → los desembarcos de Normandía

3. (Archit) (in house) → descansillo m, rellano m

B. CPD landing card N → tarjeta f de desembarque
landing craft N → lancha f de desembarco
landing field N → campo m de aterrizaje
landing gear N (Aer) → tren m de aterrizaje
landing ground N → campo m de aterrizaje
landing lights NPL → luces fpl de aterrizaje
landing net N (Fishing) → salabardo m, manga f, cuchara f
landing party N (Naut) → destacamento m de desembarco
landing run N → recorrido m de aterrizaje
landing stage N (Naut) → desembarcadero m
landing strip N (Aer) → pista f de aterrizaje
landing wheels NPL (Aer) → ruedas fpl de aterrizaje

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

landing

[ˈlændɪŋ] n

(from ship) → débarquement m

(from plane) → atterrissage m

[staircase] → palier mlanding card n → carte f de débarquementlanding craft n → péniche f de débarquementlanding gear n → train m d'atterrissagelanding stage n (British) (when getting off) → débarcadère m; (when getting on) → embarcadère mlanding strip n → piste f d'atterrissage

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

landing

(Naut) (of person) → Landung f; (of ship) → Anlegen nt, → Landung f; (of goods) → Löschen nt

(Aviat) → Landung f

(on stairs, inside house) → Flur m, → Gang m; (outside flat door) → Treppenabsatz m; (corridor outside flat doors) → Gang m, → Etagenabsatz m

landing

landing approach

n (Aviat) → Landeanflug m

landing card

n → Einreisekarte f

landing craft

n → Landungsboot nt

landing field

n → Landeplatz m

landing gear

n → Fahrgestell nt

landing net

n → Käscher m, → Kescher m

landing party

n → Landetrupp m

landing place

n (Naut) → Anlegeplatz m

landing stage

n (Naut) → Landesteg m, → Landungsbrücke f

landing strip

n → Landebahn f

landing wheels

pl → (Lauf)räder pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

landing

[ˈlændɪŋ] n

a. (of aircraft) → atterraggio; (of troops) → sbarco

b. (in house) → pianerottolo

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land

(lӕnd) noun

1. the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea. We had been at sea a week before we saw land.

2. a country. foreign lands.

3. the ground or soil. He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.

4. an estate. He owns land/lands in Scotland.

verb

1. to come or bring down from the air upon the land. The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.

2. to come or bring from the sea on to the land. After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.

3. to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation. Don't drive so fast – you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!

ˈlanding noun

1. (an act of) coming or bringing to shore or to ground. an emergency landing; (also adjective) a landing place.

2. a place for coming ashore.

3. the level part of a staircase between flights of steps. Her room was on the first floor, across the landing from mine.

ˈlanding-gear noun

the parts of an aircraft that carry the load when it lands. The accident was caused by the failure of the plane's landing-gear.

ˈlanding-stage noun

a platform, fixed or floating, on which to land passengers or goods from a boat.

ˈlandlocked adjective

enclosed by land. a landlocked country; That area is completely landlocked.

ˈlandlord – feminine ˈlandlady (plural ˈlandladies) – noun

1. a person who has tenants or lodgers. My landlady has just put up my rent.

2. a person who keeps a public house. The landlord of the `Swan' is Mr Smith.

ˈlandmark noun

1. an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others. The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.

2. an event of great importance.

land mine

a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.

ˈlandowner noun

a person who owns land, especially a lot of land.

ˈLandrover^® (-rouvə) noun

a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.

ˈlandslide noun

a piece of land that falls down from the side of a hill. His car was buried in the landslide.

ˈlandslide (victory) noun

a clear victory in an election. Their political party won a landslide victory.

ˈlandslide defeat noun

a clear defeat in an election.

land up

to get into a particular, usually unfortunate, situation, especially through one's own fault. If you go on like that, you'll land up in jail.

land with

to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task). She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.

see how the land lies

to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.

landing

→ مـَمَرٌّ فُوْقِيّ odpočívadlo landing Landung προσγείωση aterrizaje, distribuidor porrastasanne palier terasa atterraggio 踊り場 층계 꼭대기의 마루 landing landing lądowanie patamar лестничная площадка landning พื้นที่สำหรับนำเครื่องบินขึ้นลง merdiven başı đầu cầu thang 楼梯平台

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The denial of landing and hasty warning us away troubled us much.

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Toward midnight the wind and sea abated, so that shortly after dawn I determined to make inshore in an attempt to effect a landing, for we were sadly in need of fresh water and food.

What was there here in Plymouth Bay to prevent an enemy landing in force and marching where they wished?

I can only account for it by assuming that either England was temporarily conquered by the Teutons, or that an invasion of so vast proportions was undertaken that German troops were hurled upon the England coast in huge numbers and that landings were necessarily effected at many places simultaneously.

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Having followed the Asian model of over-investment and under-consumption established by Japan in the 1960s, the Chinese economy inevitably faces a hard landing.

Can China achieve a soft landing?

But when they fly into low-visibility conditions like fog, rain, snow and blowing sand, pilots have difficulty making a safe approach and landing without ground-based navigation aids.

Air Force print news (Dec. 1, 2005): new technologies tackle landing challenges

It is still too early to say whether China will have a soft or hard landing. The measured pace at which the Fed is raising interest rates increases the chances of a soft landing, while the uncontrollable nature of unwinding a speculative property bubble makes a hard landing more likely.

Popping the China question: will the bubble burst or gently deflate?

Situation Two: A vaulter bounces or rolls out of the landing mat after landing, striking his head on the ground or an object around the landing mat.

Safe pole vaulting & the helmet issue. (Track & Field)

In a typical daytime approach and landing in the AV-8B, Harrier pilots follow a sequence during the landing process that is not unlike that of their Navy brethren on the carrier.