Meanings
landing1
nounlanding (plural landings)
plural landings
- governmentAn 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.
1944 June 7, Winston Churchill, speech to House of Commons - 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.
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 84 - in pluralThe 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.
1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 132
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of land
Landing2
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.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
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nounstructure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
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Origin
By surface analysis, land + -ing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans landing
- landinga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Arabic هُبُوط, بَسْطَة
- هُبُوط (hubūṭ)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- بَسْطَة (basṭa)a platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Bulgarian приземя́ване, ка́цане
- приземя́ване (prizemjávane)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- ка́цане (kácane)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- мя́сто за дебарки́ране (mjásto za debarkírane)a place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- стъ́лбищна площа́дка (stắlbištna ploštádka)a platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Catalan aterratge, moll
- aterratgea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- molla place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- embarcadora place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- replàa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Chinese Cantonese 著陸 /着陸 /着陆
- 著陸 /着陸 /着陆 (zoek⁶ luk⁶)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Chinese Mandarin 著陸 /着陸 /着陆, 降落
- 著陸 /着陸 /着陆 (zhuólù)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- 降落 (jiàngluò)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- 登陸 /登陆 (dēnglù)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Czech přistání, přístaviště
- přistánía coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- přístavištěa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- podestaa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Danish landing, repos
- landinga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- reposa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- trappeafsatsa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Dutch landing, steiger
- landinga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- steigera place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- aanlegplaatsa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- overloopa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Esperanto lando, albordiĝejo
- landoa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- albordiĝejoa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
Estonian maandumine
- maanduminea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Finnish laskeutuminen, tasanne
- laskeutuminena coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- tasannea platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- porrastasannea platform at the top of a flight of stairs
French atterrissage, palier
- atterrissagea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- paliera platform at the top of a flight of stairs
German Landung, Anlegeplatz
- Landunga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- Anlegeplatza place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- Landungsplatza place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- Anlandungsplatza place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- Anlandungsstellea place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- Treppenabsatza platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Greek προσγείωση
- προσγείωση (prosgeíosi)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Hindi अवतरण, उतार
- अवतरण (avatraṇ)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- उतार (utār)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- लैंडिंग (laiṇḍiṅg)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Hungarian landolás, leszállás
- landolása coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- leszállása coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- földet érésa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- pihenőa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Icelandic lending
- lendinga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Indonesian pendaratan
- pendaratana coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Irish tuirlingt, caladh
- tuirlingta coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- caladha place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- léibheann cheann staighrea platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- ceann an staighrea platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Italian atterraggio, imbarcadero
- atterraggioa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- imbarcaderoa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- pianerottoloa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- caposcalaa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- ballatoioa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- ripianoa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Japanese 上陸, 着陸
- 上陸 (jōriku)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- 着陸 (chakuriku)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- 船着き場 (funatsukiba)a place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- 踊り場 (odoriba)a platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Korean 상륙, 착륙
- 상륙 (sangnyuk)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- 착륙 (changnyuk)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- 부잔교 (bujan'gyo)a place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- 층계참 (cheunggyecham)a platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Latvian nolaišanās
- nolaišanāsa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Lithuanian nusileidimas
- nusileidimasa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Malay pendaratan
- pendaratana coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Norwegian Bokmål landing, landgang
- landinga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- landganga place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- trappeavsatsa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- reposa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- trappereposa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Polish lądowanie, podest
- lądowaniea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- podesta platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Portuguese aterragem, aterrissagem
- aterragema coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- aterrissagema coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- pousoa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- patamara platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Romanian aterizare
- aterizarea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Russian приземле́ние, поса́дка
- приземле́ние (prizemlénije)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- поса́дка (posádka)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- при́стань (prístanʹ)a place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- площа́дка (ploščádka)a platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Scottish Gaelic laimrig
- laimriga place on a shoreline where a boat lands
Slovak pristátie, podesta
- pristátiea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- podestaa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- odpočívadloa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Spanish aterrizaje, muelle
- aterrizajea coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- muellea place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- desembarcoa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- rellanoa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- descansilloa place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- rellanoa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- descansilloa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Swedish landning, landgång
- landninga coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- landgånga place on a shoreline where a boat lands
- vilplana platform at the top of a flight of stairs
- trappavsatsa platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Tagalog talurang
- taluranga platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Thai การลงจอด
- การลงจอด (gaan-long-jɔ̀ɔt)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Turkish iniş, sahanlık
- inişa coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- sahanlıka platform at the top of a flight of stairs
Ukrainian призе́млення, поса́дка
- призе́млення (pryzémlennja)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- поса́дка (posádka)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Urdu اُتار, اُتْراؤ
- اُتار (utār)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- اُتْراؤ (utrāo)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
- لَینْڈِنْگ (lainḍiṅg)a coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Vietnamese sự hạ cánh
- sự hạ cánha coming to a surface, as of an airplane
Welsh pen grisiau
- pen grisiaua platform at the top of a flight of stairs
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