Landing place

Landing place
Landing Land"ing, n. 1. A going or bringing on shore. [1913 Webster]

2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc. [1913 Webster]

3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another. [1913 Webster]

4. (Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with {take-off}. [PJC]

{Landing place}. me as {Landing}, n., 2 and 3. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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