Associations to the word «Landing»

Wiktionary

LANDING, noun. Corridor
LANDING, noun. Coming to earth, as of an airplane or any descending object
LANDING, noun. A place on a shoreline where a boat lands
LANDING, noun. The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
LANDING, verb. Present participle of land
LANDING CRAFT, noun. (nautical) (military) a type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea
LANDING CRAFT TANK, noun. (military) (nautical) an amphibious assault water vessel designed to transport a tank across water to directly onto shore, where the tank may roll off the vessel onto the shore, while under enemy fire. [WWII]
LANDING FIELD, noun. Alternative term for airfield
LANDING GEAR, noun. (aviation) the wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage
LANDING GEAR, noun. (trucking) the bipod stand found near the front end underneath a truck trailer, used to keep the trailer level when not attached to a tractor truck.
LANDING GEARS, noun. Plural of landing gear
LANDING NET, noun. (fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.
LANDING PAGE, noun. (web design) A web page at which a user first arrives at a website.
LANDING PAGES, noun. Plural of landing page
LANDING SHIP, noun. (military) (nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore
LANDING STAGE, noun. A floating platform attached at one end to a wharf so as to rise and fall with the tide, and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel lying beside the stage.
LANDING STRIP, noun. (aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
LANDING STRIP, noun. (idiomatic) A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.
LANDING STRIPS, noun. Plural of landing strip
LANDING VEHICLE TRACKED, noun. (military) A class of amphibious vehicles introduced in World War II.
LANDING VEHICLES TRACKED, noun. Plural of landing vehicle tracked
LANDING WAITER, noun. Landwaiter

Dictionary definition

LANDING, noun. An intermediate platform in a staircase.
LANDING, noun. Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
LANDING, noun. The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike".
LANDING, noun. The act of coming to land after a voyage.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats