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landing

English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, land +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlændɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ændɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: land‧ing
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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landing (plural landings)

  1. An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
    Antonym: takeoff
  2. A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
    Hyponym: fleet landing
  3. A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
    Hyponym: half-landing
    • 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 84:
      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.
  4. (in the plural) The amount of fish caught, as in a specific area or on a particular expedition.
    • 1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 132:
      The huge quantity of landings was periodically causing fish prices to crash, creating unprecedented havoc in the marketplace.

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When referring to an arrival at a surface by an aircraft or other normally-controllable object, landing is generally reserved for cases in which the object is actually under (at least partial) control; an uncontrolled arrival at the surface by such an object is usually referred to as a crash or impact. In contrast, for uncontrollable objects (such as a meteoroid or artillery shell), landing is generally used (although impact is also usable).

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Verb

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landing

  1. present participle and gerund of land

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English landing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlandiŋ/ [ˈl̪an̪.d̪ɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: lan‧ding

Verb

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lánding (Badlit spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (aviation) to land; to descend to a surface, especially from the air to touch down
  2. to come to be in a condition or situation

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Derived from landen +‎ -ing. Compare English landing and German Landung.

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Noun

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landing f (plural landingen, diminutive landinkje n)

  1. landing, touchdown of an airplane or any other airborne object
  2. the act of disembarking a ship, particularly in military contexts

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English landing.

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Noun

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landing m (plural landings)

  1. landing

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of landing
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m landingjt landingjt landing landingjna landingjtu landingw
f landingt
imperfect m nlanding tlanding jlanding nlandingw tlandingw jlandingw
f tlanding
imperative landing landingw
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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English landing.

Noun

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landing m (plural landings)

  1. (Guernsey) landing

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From lande +‎ -ing.

Noun

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landing f or m (definite singular landinga or landingen, indefinite plural landinger, definite plural landingene)

  1. a landing (e.g. by an aircraft)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From lande +‎ -ing.

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landing f (definite singular landinga, indefinite plural landingar, definite plural landingane)

  1. a landing (e.g. by an aircraft)

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