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Etymology

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pre- +‎ landing

Adjective

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prelanding (not comparable)

  1. Before the landing of a vehicle.
    • 2008 June 14, John Schwartz, “No Problems Seen for Shuttle Landing”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.