- present participle of land.
landing
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Before landing, however, they experienced additional melting and fragmentation while continuing to lose speed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Endeavour orbiter landing simulator looks deceptively easy to operate, but once you grab the rudimentary joystick and attempt to glide the orbiter to a safe landing on the runway, you might just crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Safran also manufactures landing gear, aircraft seats, and lavatories.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
So, as some mourn the "end of an era", they're also nervously waiting to see if he can stick the landing second time around.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
It thudded down, landing at an angle on another fallen tree.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Canada and US lobster landings have been roughly equal over the years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Also, two-time major golf champion Bryson DeChambeau said that while it’s likely that moon landings have happened, some of the footage we’ve been shown might have been fake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Seuring said in an interview Tuesday that 21 Air’s training for redoing landings was good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A World War Two veteran who took part in the D-Day landings has died aged 105.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
At the landings, the She Elephant stopped to catch her breath.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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