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How to pronounce landing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms landing place
Type of construction, structure
Has types docking facility, dock, dockage
Type Words
Type of platform
Type Words
Type of arrival
Has types touchdown, airplane landing, splashdown, aircraft landing
Derivation land


the plane made a smooth landing.
his landing on his feet was catlike.
Type Words
Type of arrival
Has types disembarkation, amphibious landing, debarkation, disembarkment
Derivation land

Examples of landing

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Analysts say the stock ran ahead of itself and could be due for a crash landing.
From the forbes.com
That was the sound of a new complaint against Microsoft landing on Monti's desk.
From the businessweek.com
His break was landing a job at A.T. Stewart's huge dry goods store in Manhattan.
From the businessweek.com
Clearly, Wharton is, landing in the Top 10 on four of the five ranking measures.
From the businessweek.com
The CH-46 was capable of landing on uneven ground and in narrow jungle openings.
From the time.com
The other two were identified as being underage on landing in the conflict zone.
From the dailymail.co.uk
The video has sparked conspiracy theories of an alien crash landing in the area.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Arsenal were pitilessly dancing around their opponents, landing blow after blow.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Rio's hurt his leg, pulling up after an awkward landing from a defensive header.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • An intermediate platform in a staircase
  • Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
  • The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
  • The act of coming to land after a voyage
  • (landed) owning or consisting of land or real estate; "the landed gentry"; "landed property"
  • Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing" and "touchdown" as well. ...
  • Landing is an indie rock outfit from Connecticut, USA. Terms used to describe the music created by Aaron Snow and Adrienne Snow include ambient, shoegaze, slo-core, and space rock. ...
  • A landing operation is a military action aimed at a bringing the landing force usually via landing craft to a shore or to land with the purpose of power projection ashore by forces coming usually from ships and also aircraft and able to fight.
  • A landing is a water terminal which may receive ferry passenger or cargo traffic from marine vessels. They may characterized by long wharves if they handle a large volume of cargo.