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1.
In a house or other building, the ~ is the area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it.
I ran out onto the ~.
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2.
A ~ is an act of bringing an aircraft or spacecraft down to the ground.
I had to make a controlled ~ into the sea...
The plane had been cleared for ~ at Brunswick’s Glynco Airport.
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3.
When a ~ takes place, troops are unloaded from boats or aircraft at the beginning of a military invasion or other operation.
American forces have begun a big ~.
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4.
A ~ is the same as a ~ stage .
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