Définition "landing" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

landing n

a the act of coming to land, esp. after a flight or sea voyage

b (as modifier)
landing place

2 a place of disembarkation

3 the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs

belly landing n
the landing of an aircraft on its fuselage without use of its landing gear

half landing n
a landing halfway up a flight of stairs

hard landing n

1 a landing by a rocket or spacecraft in which the vehicle is destroyed on impact

2 a solution to a problem, esp. an economic problem, that involves hardship
Compare → soft landing

instrument landing n
an aircraft landing relying only upon instruments and ground radio devices, usually made when visibility is very poor

landing beacon n
a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam

landing beam n
a radio beam transmitted from a landing field to enable aircraft to make an instrument landing

landing craft n
(Military) any small vessel designed for the landing of troops and equipment on beaches

landing field n
an area of land on which aircraft land and from which they take off

landing gear n another name for → undercarriage → 1

landing net n
(Angling) a loose long-handled net on a triangular frame for lifting hooked fish from the water

landing speed n
the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely

landing stage n
a platform used for landing goods and passengers from a vessel

landing strip n another name for → airstrip

soft landing n

1 a landing by a spacecraft on the moon or a planet at a sufficiently low velocity for the equipment or occupants to remain unharmed

2 a painless resolution of a problem, esp. an economic problem, (Compare) → hard landing

three-point landing n

1 an aircraft landing in which the two main wheels and the nose or tail wheel all touch the ground simultaneously

2 a successful conclusion