ALL meanings of landing
land·ing
L l - noun landing any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest. 1
- noun landing an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land. 1
- noun landing an area of ground with specific boundaries: to buy land on which to build a house. 1
- noun landing rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas: They left the land for the city. 1
- noun landing Law. any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand. any legal interest held in land. 1
- noun landing Economics. natural resources as a factor of production. 1
- noun landing a part of the surface of the earth marked off by natural or political boundaries or the like; a region or country: They came from many lands. 1
- noun landing the people of a region or country. 1
- noun landing Audio. the flat surface between the grooves of a phonograph record. 1
- noun landing a realm or domain: the land of the living. 1
- noun landing a surface between furrows, as on a millstone or on the interior of a rifle barrel. 1
- noun landing Scot. a tenement house. 1
- verb with object landing to bring to or set on land: to land passengers or goods from a ship; to land an airplane. 1
- verb with object landing to bring into or cause to arrive in a particular place, position, or condition: His behavior will land him in jail. 1
- verb with object landing Informal. to catch or capture; gain; win: to land a job. 1
- verb with object landing Angling. to bring (a fish) to land, or into a boat, etc., as with a hook or a net. 1
- verb without object landing to come to land or shore: The boat lands at Cherbourg. 1
- verb without object landing to go or come ashore from a ship or boat. 1
- verb without object landing to alight upon a surface, as the ground, a body of water, or the like: to land on both feet. 1
- verb without object landing to hit or strike the ground, as from a height: The ball landed at the far side of the court. 1
- verb without object landing to strike and come to rest on a surface or in something: The golf ball landed in the lake. 1
- verb without object landing to come to rest or arrive in a particular place, position, or condition (sometimes followed by up): to land in trouble; to land up 40 miles from home. 1
- idioms landing land / fall on one's feet. feet (def 3). 1
- idioms landing see how the land lies, to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting: You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal. Compare lay of the land. 1
- noun landing An instance of coming or bringing something to land, either from the air or from water. 1
- noun landing aircraft: descent 1
- noun landing area at top of stairs 1
- noun landing for boat: dock 1
- noun landing act of landing 1
- countable noun landing In a house or other building, the landing is the area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it. 0
- variable noun landing A landing is an act of bringing an aircraft or spacecraft down to the ground. 0
- countable noun landing When a landing takes place, troops are unloaded from boats or aircraft at the beginning of a military invasion or other operation. 0
- countable noun landing A landing is the same as a landing stage. 0
- noun landing the act of coming to land, esp after a flight or sea voyage 0
- noun landing (as modifier) 0
- noun landing a place of disembarkation 0
- noun landing the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs 0
- noun landing the act of coming to shore or of going or putting ashore 0
- noun landing a place where a ship or boat takes on or unloads cargo or passengers 0
- noun landing a platform at the end of a flight of stairs 0
- noun landing the act of alighting, or coming to the ground, as after a flight, jump, or fall 0