landing

Syllables: land·ing/ˈlændɪŋ/

landing noun: an arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object. Also the present participle and gerund of land.

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Noun

landing (plural landings)

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

Antonyms:

takeoff
An 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 plural) The 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

Proper noun capitalized: Landing

Landing

Former name of Dease Lake (town).
A barangay of Limay, Bataan, Philippines.
A barangay of Pilar, Bataan, Philippines.
A barangay of Tagkawayan, Quezon, Philippines.
A barangay of Baliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

Also used as

landing is also the present participle and gerund of land.

landing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

landing in Hindi

लैंडिंग

landing in Tamil

தரையிறக்கம், தரையிறங்குதல், தரையிறங்கும்

landing in Marathi

लँडिंग, उतरणे

landing in Urdu

لینڈنگ

More languagesFewer languages

landing in Bengali: অবতরণ, ল্যান্ডিং
landing in Telugu: ల్యాండింగ్
landing in Malayalam: ലാൻഡിംഗ്, ലാൻഡിങ്
landing in Kannada: ಲ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್
landing in Punjabi: ਲੈਂਡਿੰਗ
landing in Gujarati: ઉતરાણ, લેન્ડિંગ
landing in Odia: ଅବତରଣ
landing in Nepali: अवतरण, ल्यान्डिङ, ल्यान्डिङ्ग
landing in Tagalog: talurang
landing in Arabic: هُبُوط hubūṭ, بَسْطَة basṭa
landing in Malay: pendaratan
landing in Persian: فرود forud
landing in Vietnamese: sự hạ cánh

Examples of landing in a sentence

To my amazement, I greased the landing despite the tricky crosswinds.
A fair coin has a 50% chance of landing on heads.
Due to frequent arctic travel, the plane was equipped with long skids for snow and ice landings.

All 40 example sentences with landing

Antonyms of landing

takeoff

Forms of landing

plural	landings

Plural of landing: landings

Origin of landing

By surface analysis, land + -ing.

Words formed from landing

Words that rhyme with landing

Questions about landing

What does landing mean?: Landing means an arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
What is landing in Hindi?: Landing in Hindi is लैंडिंग. See Landing meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is landing?: Landing can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce landing?: Landing is pronounced /ˈlændɪŋ/.
What is the plural of landing?: The plural of landing is landings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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