landings

Noun

landing (plural landings)

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

   Antonyms:

   takeoff

2. 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
3. A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
4. 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
5. (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

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