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landing
has definitions from the fields of transportation,nautical
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[ noun ] an intermediate platform in a staircase
Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)At the landing she saw Juanita , her face flushed pink with excitement , run down the hall from the kitchen to the front_door . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)They advanced in a line across the entrance_hall to the stairway and up , with gingerly steps , towards the first landing . It was then that they heard the tread of one descending and , in some perturbation glancing up , saw the patronne coming towards them as they gained the landing . |
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[ noun ] (nautical) structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
Synonyms Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)At the point where they ended , another settlement grew up around a chapel built at the boat landing by Father_Lucian_Galtier in 1840 . |
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[ noun ] (transportation) the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)
Examples "the plane made a smooth landing" "his landing on his feet was catlike" Related terms arrival aircraft_landing touchdown splashdown landing_approach land |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31661
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[ noun ] (transportation) the act of coming to land after a voyage
Related terms arrival debarkation amphibious_landing touchdown splashdown landing_approach land |
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