landing

The moment when an aircraft comes down onto the ground.

• The landing was smooth.
• Our pilot made an emergency landing.
• Heavy rain delayed the plane’s landing.

Similar words: touchdown

Opposites: takeoff

Common phrases: smooth landing, emergency landing, aircraft landing, soft landing

A flat area at the top of stairs or between two sets of stairs.

• Rest on the landing.
• A small window lights the top landing.
• We stopped at each landing while carrying the heavy boxes upstairs.

Common phrases: stair landing, top landing, on the landing

A passage outside rooms, usually on an upper floor near the stairs.

• Her room opens onto the landing.
• We met on the upstairs landing.
• The bedrooms share a narrow landing with a window.

Similar words: hall, corridor

Common phrases: upstairs landing, landing door, on the landing

A place beside water where boats stop so people or goods can get on or off.

• The boat reached the landing.
• Passengers waited at the ferry landing.
• They carried the supplies from the landing to the village.

Similar words: dock, jetty

Common phrases: boat landing, ferry landing, river landing