landing

sustantivo

1. 1

   An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

2. 2

   An amphibious or airborne invasion.

   The House should, I think, take formal cognisance of the liberation of Rome[…]. This is a memorable and glorious event, which rewards the intense fighting of the last five months in Italy. The original landing, made on January 22nd at Anzio, has, in the end, borne good fruit.

3. 3

   A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.

4. 4

   A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

   She crept up the stairs [...] On she went, across the landing, from which sprang the tall window, and up the next flight until she reached the top.

5. 5

   The amount of fish caught, as in a specific area or on a particular expedition.

   The huge quantity of landings was periodically causing fish prices to crash, creating unprecedented havoc in the marketplace.

verbo

1. 1

   También una forma de landpresent participle and gerund of land

Formas

plural

landings