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landing definition

land·ing (lan′diŋ)

noun

  1. the act of coming to shore or of going or putting ashore
  2. a place where a ship or boat takes on or unloads cargo or passengers
  3. a platform at the end of a flight of stairs
  4. the act of alighting, or coming to the ground, as after a flight, jump, or fall

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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