land ‧ ing /ˈlændɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] the action of bringing an aircraft down to the ground after being in the air OPP take-off :
take-off and landing procedures
crash/emergency landing (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc)
the Apollo Moon landings
⇨ ↑ soft landing
2 . [countable] the floor at the top of a set of stairs or between two sets of stairs:
the first-floor landing
3 . [countable] the action of bringing soldiers onto land that is controlled by the enemy:
the first landings of American Marines at Da Nang
4 . [countable] a ↑ landing stage