- present participle of land.
landing
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But although the landing of Beagle 2 was successful, it was branded as a failed mission as it was unable to connect back to Earth once it landed.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Unable to see the area through the tall grass, Luce looked at the map on his smartphone to find a suitable landing zone for a medevac helicopter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The president would typically make the trip by air, but conditions prevented planes and helicopters from landing in Oklahoma.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Brian Oswald, a 69-year-old retired forestry professor from Nacogdoches, Texas, came straight to Oktoberfest after landing on an overnight flight from the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Irene stood on the landing outside the bathroom, shock scrawled across her face.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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However, since flights between the U.A.E. and Israel began after they diplomatically recognized each other in 2020, there have been incidents where Israel-bound planes have made emergency landings in the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
But to get there, the two-time company founder is looking back more than 50 years to the space agency’s days of quick decision-making and innovation that led to the moon landings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A lightning strike on air traffic control systems at Luton Airport has affected flight landings and schedules.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Phase I of NASA's Moon Base architecture plan, which is underway now through 2029, calls for more than twenty robotic landings.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
All eleven rooms, plus the hallways and staircase landings, were quickly jammed full.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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