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landing on

landing on is the present participle and gerund of land on.

Meaning of land on

Verb

land on (third-person singular simple present lands on, present participle landing on, simple past and past participle landed on)

  1. (literally) To land atop of; to fall on the surface of.
    • In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.
  2. (idiomatic) To reach a common conclusion or agreement, usually following a small period of disagreement.
    • I wanted pepperoni pizza, but my friend was a vegetarian, so we landed on having cheese pizza.

Questions about landing on

What is landing on the present participle and gerund of?
Landing on is the present participle and gerund of land on.

Words near landing on in the dictionary

  1. landing gear
  2. landing gears
  3. landing in someone's lap
  4. landing net
  5. landing nets
  6. landing on
  7. landing on one's feet
  8. landing pad
  9. landing pads
  10. landing page
  11. landing pages

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