/ ˈlændɪŋ; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] the area at the top of a set of stairs where you arrive before you go into an upstairs room or move onto another set of stairs
—picture at staircase
2.
[ C , U ] an act of bringing an aircraft or a spacecraft down to the ground after a journey :
a perfect / smooth / safe landing
the first Apollo moon landing
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing .
a landing site
OPP take-off
—see also crash landing
3.
[ C ] an act of bringing soldiers to land in an area that is controlled by the enemy
4.
= landing stage