landing

Everyday

1. A landing is when an aircraft, spacecraft or bird comes down to the ground or water. tree →
2. A landing is the flat area at the top of stairs or between two flights of stairs. tree →
3. A landing is a place where boats stop to load and unload. tree →
4. (verb form) Landing means coming down to the ground, or arriving, as in «landing on the Moon». tree →

In the lessons

In science and history: the first Moon landing, plane landings; in everyday homes, the landing upstairs; in stories, crash landings and safe landings; phrases: crash landing, Moon landing, landing gear, on the landing.

Examples

• The plane made a smooth landing. tree →
• Astronauts first walked on the Moon after a Moon landing. tree →
• I left my shoes on the landing. tree →
• The crash landing scared the passengers. tree →
• The duck made a splashy landing on the pond. tree →
• Boats unload at the landing by the river. tree →
• On a landing, he noticed an open door, beyond which was a faintly lighted hall. tree →

Note

Countable. In homes, the landing is upstairs, not the hall at the bottom.