landing

Definition:
1. An intermediate platform in a staircase.
2. Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods.
3. The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface).
4. The act of coming to land after a voyage.

Use 'landing' in a sentence:

• 1. This landing is of great importance.
• 2. Chang'e 4 has realized the goal of landing.
• 3. Airplanes retract their landing gear while in flight for the same reason.
• 4. The didn't wake up until six hours later when the plane was landing.
• 5. The third landing was at a place they called Vinland.
• 6. When he reached the second landing he was breathing so hard that he stopped.
• 7. We shall be landing in Paris in sixteen minutes, exactly on time.
• 8. He's on the landing outside.
• 9. The landing beaches would be unprotected.
• 10. When people cough or sneeze, the germs spread widely, landing here and there.
• 11. The Normandy landing happened in 1944.
• 12. The Vikings then sailed south and made their second landing.
• 13. Rough weather would have denied us a landing on the island, for me the high spot of the entire cruise.
• 14. I had to make a controlled landing into the sea.
• 15. The plane apparently overshot the runway after landing.
• 16. He made a forced landing on a motorway.
• 17. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.
• 18. The lad fell backwards, landing on his backside.
• 19. With superb skill he managed to make a perfect landing.
• 20. The landing was skilfully executed.
• 21. The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.
• 22. I ran out onto the landing.
• 23. We shall be landing shortly. Please fasten your seatbelts.
• 24. The aircraft circled round [around] over the landing strip.
• 25. The pilot executed a perfect landing.
• 26. The helicopter made several passes over the village before landing.
• 27. The plane made a smooth landing.
• 28. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field.
• 29. The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
• 30. American forces have begun a big landing.
• 31. The aircraft made an unscheduled landing at Logan after developing an electrical fault.