prelanding

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adjective

Before the landing of a vehicle.

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Meanings

adjectiveprelanding (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the landing of a vehicle.

    The object appeared after a series of routine prelanding procedures in which the crew tested the steering jets, a test that often shakes loose objects from the spacecraft.

    2008 June 14, John Schwartz, “No Problems Seen for Shuttle Landing”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + landing.

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APA

prelanding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelanding

MLA

“prelanding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelanding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelanding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelanding.

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