See Also: Landing fee(tourism)
landing(dictionary)
landing(medicine)
landing net(dictionary)
landing(dictionary)
soft landing(dictionary)
landing strip(dictionary)
Public Landing(tourism)
landing gear(dictionary)
landing craft(dictionary)

landing (iou)



landing noun. LME.
[from LAND verb + -ING1.]
The action of LAND verb; an instance of this. LME.
automatic landing: see AUTOMATIC adjective 2. happy landings: see HAPPY adjective.
A place for disembarking, loading, or unloading; a landing-place. LME.
A platform or resting-place at the top of a staircase or between two flights of stairs; a passage or antechamber at the top of a flight of stairs. L18.
b. Stone used in or suitable for making staircase landings. M19.
Comb.: landing-beam Aeronautics a radio beam to guide aircraft when landing; landing card a card issued to a passenger on an international flight or voyage, to be surrendered on arrival; landing-craft (a) Military a naval vessel designed for putting troops, tanks, etc., ashore; (b) Astronautics the section of a spacecraft used for the final descent to the surface of a planet or the moon; landing-flap Aeronautics a wing-flap that can be lowered to increase the lift and the drag to make possible lower speeds for take-off and landing; landing-gear (a) see GEAR noun 5c; (b) the retractable support at the front of a semi-trailer that supports it when not attached to the tractor; landing-light (a) a light on a runway to guide an aircraft in a night landing (usu. in pl.); (b) a light attached to an aircraft to illuminate the ground for a night landing; landing-net: for landing a fish that has been hooked; landing pad (a) a small area of an airfield or heliport, where helicopters land and take off; (b) a cushioned or strengthened foot which supports a hovercraft, spacecraft, etc., on the ground; landing run (a) the distance an aircraft travels in contact with the ground during landing; (b) that part of a flight during which a pilot prepares to land; landing-stage a (floating) platform, for the landing of passengers and goods; landing-strip an airstrip; landing ticket = landing card above; landing-wire Aeronautics a wire on a biplane or light monoplane designed to take the weight of a wing when the aircraft is on the ground.