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Another word for landing

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Noun

  1. The act of reaching shore

    See also:

    arrival

  2. The place where landing, sense 1, is possible

    See also:

    harbor

    dock

  3. The act of reaching the earth

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Sentence Examples

  • They burst out of the light, landing hard.

  • She stepped through and emerged on the landing overlooking the desert.

  • "No it can't be, that would be too extraordinary," and at the very moment she thought this, the face and figure of Prince Andrew, in a fur cloak the deep collar of which covered with snow, appeared on the landing where the footman stood with the candle.

  • A boat was at the landing, ready to take him on board.

  • Suddenly, she fell, just as quickly landing in a field with waist-high grass and a bright yellow sun overhead.

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