Unscramble landing

Definition of landing

noun:

• an intermediate platform in a staircase.
• structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods. Synonyms: landing place.
• the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing", "his landing on his feet was catlike".
• the act of coming to land after a voyage.

verb:

• reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch", "The plane landed in Istanbul". Synonyms: land, set down.
• cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely". Synonyms: bring down, land, put down.
• bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail". Synonyms: bring, land.
• bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island". Synonyms: land.
• deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head". Synonyms: land.
• arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor". Synonyms: land, set ashore, shore.
• shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft". Synonyms: down, land, shoot down.

Related words

alight, beach, debark, debarkation, disembark, disembarkation, disembarkment, dock, dockage, ground, light, perch, port, splashdown, strand, touchdown, undershoot.

Words nearby

banding, lading, lansing, lending.

Rhymes with

banding, branding, commanding, demanding, notwithstanding, outstanding, standing, understanding.