landing

n. arriving on the ground; setting on the ground; climbing onto the shore; platform between flights of stairs; dock

v. arrive on the ground, alight; set on the ground; bring to shore; drop anchor; climb onto dry ground; exit from a ship; arrive at, end up in (a place, situation, etc.); obtain, get a hold of

Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing" and "touchdown" as well. Hitting the ground too hard is prevented by a wing (including rotor wings), a parachute or rockets or a vertically directed jet engine; in the case of a balloon the buoyancy is slightly decreased for a soft landing. Spacecraft or parts may have an .Aircraft usually land at an airport on a firm runway or helicopter landing pad, generally constructed of asphalt concrete, concrete, gravel or grass, but specially equipped aircraft are able to land on water, snow or ice.
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Noun
1. an intermediate platform in a staircase
(hypernym) platform
(part-holonym) stairway, staircase, stairs, steps
2. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
(synonym) landing place
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) dock, dockage, docking facility
(part-holonym) seaport, haven, harbor, harbour
(part-meronym) landing stage
3. the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
(hypernym) arrival
(hyponym) touchdown
(part-meronym) landing approach
(derivation) land, put down, bring down
4. the act of coming to land after a voyage
(hypernym) arrival
(hyponym) amphibious landing
(derivation) land

Noun
1. the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
(hypernym) real property, real estate, realty
(hyponym) farmstead
2. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
(synonym) ground, soil
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) badlands
3. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
(synonym) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) America, the Americas
(part-holonym) Earth, world, globe
(derivation) down, shoot down
4. territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
(synonym) domain, demesne
(hypernym) region
(hyponym) archduchy
(part-holonym) country, state
5. the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
(synonym) country, state
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(hyponym) banana republic
(member-meronym) department
(part-meronym) domain, demesne
6. a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
(synonym) kingdom, realm
(hypernym) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
(hyponym) lotusland, lotus land
7. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
(synonym) estate, landed estate, acres, demesne
(hypernym) real property, real estate, realty
(hyponym) freehold
8. the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
(synonym) nation, country, a people
(hypernym) people
(hyponym) Dutch, Dutch people
(member-meronym) national, subject
9. a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
(synonym) state, nation, country, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
(hypernym) political unit
(hyponym) Dominion
(part-meronym) estate, estate of the realm
10. working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
(synonym) farming
(hypernym) occupation, business, job, line of work, line
Verb
1. reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
(synonym) set down
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) alight, light, perch
(derivation) lander
2. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
(synonym) put down, bring down
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(cause) set down
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
3. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
(synonym) bring
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
4. bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
(hypernym) bring, convey, take
(hyponym) ground, run aground
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
5. deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
(hypernym) deliver, drive home
6. arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
(synonym) set ashore, shore
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
7. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
(synonym) down, shoot down
(derivation) dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land vehicles"
(synonym) land(a)
(antonym) sea(a)
(similar) onshore
2. operating or living or growing on land
(synonym) terrestrial, land(a)

n. landing, landing party, disembarkation, touch down, alighting

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Land
  

(n.)
The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
  

(n.)
A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
  

(n.)
A going or bringing on shore.
  

(a.)
Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore.