English Online Dictionary. What means landing? What does landing mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlændɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ændɪŋ
- Hyphenation: land‧ing
Noun
landing (plural landings)
- An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
- Antonym: takeoff
- A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
- Hyponym: fleet landing
- A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
- Hyponym: half-landing
Usage notes
When referring to an arrival at a surface by an aircraft or other normally-controllable object, landing is generally reserved for cases in which the object is actually under (at least partial) control; an uncontrolled arrival at the surface by such an object is usually referred to as a crash or impact. In contrast, for uncontrollable objects (such as a meteoroid or artillery shell), landing is generally used (although impact is also usable).
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
landing
- present participle of land
Anagrams
- Ingland, danglin'
Cebuano
Etymology
From English landing, present participle of land (“to land, to touch down”), from Middle English land, lond, from Old English land, lond (“earth, land, soil, ground; defined piece of land, territory, realm, province, district; landed property; country (not town); ridge in a ploughed field”), from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lan‧ding
Verb
landing
- (aviation) to land; to descend to a surface, especially from the air to touch down
- to come to be in a condition or situation
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:landing.
Derived terms
- landinganan
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from landen + -ing. Compare English landing and German Landung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑn.dɪŋ/
- (Belgium)
- Hyphenation: lan‧ding
Noun
landing f (plural landingen, diminutive landinkje n)
- landing, touchdown of an airplane or any other airborne object
- the act of disembarking a ship, particularly in military contexts
Derived terms
- landingsbaan
- landingsgestel
- maanlanding
- noodlanding
- tussenlanding
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from English landing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlan.dɪnɡ/
Noun
landing m (plural landings)
- landing
Conjugation
Related terms
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English landing.
Noun
landing m (plural landings)
- (Guernsey) landing
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From lande + -ing.
Noun
landing f or m (definite singular landinga or landingen, indefinite plural landinger, definite plural landingene)
- a landing (e.g. by an aircraft)
Derived terms
- landingssted
- landingsstripe
- nødlanding
References
- “landing” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From lande + -ing.
Noun
landing f (definite singular landinga, indefinite plural landingar, definite plural landingane)
- a landing (e.g. by an aircraft)
Derived terms
- landingsstripe
- naudlanding, nødlanding
References
- “landing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.