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land
land in law, any ground, soil, or earth regarded as the subject of ownership, including trees, water, buildings added by humans, the air above, and the earth below. Private ownership of land does not exist in groups that live by hunting, fishing, or herding; e.g., in pre-Columbian times in America,... Read more
land mine
land mine an explosive mine laid on or just under the surface of the ground.... Read more
Land of Nod
Land of Nod [Heb.,=wandering], in the Bible, the traditional refuge of Cain somewhere E of Eden. ... Read more
Land of Cockaigne
Land of Cockaigne , legendary country described in medieval tales, where delicacies of food and drink were to be had for the taking. The Land of Cockaygne is a 13th-century English poem satirizing monastic life. ... Read more
public land
public land in U.S. history, land owned by the federal government but not reserved for any special purpose, e.g., for a park or a military reservation. Public land is also called land in the public domain. Except in Texas, which made retention of its public lands one of the conditions for joining t... Read more
Land's End
Land's End promontory, Cornwall, SW England, forming the westernmost extremity of the English mainland. Of wave-carved granite, it has cliffs c.60 ft (20 m) high. Offshore are reefs and rocky islets, on one of which is Longships Lighthouse. Land's End is a major tourist attraction. ... Read more
fallow land
fallow land cropland that is not seeded for a season; it may or may not be plowed. The land may be cultivated or chemically treated for control of weeds and other pests or may be left unaltered. Allowing land to lie fallow serves to accumulate moisture in dry regions (see dry farming ) or to check... Read more
land tax
land tax impost levied upon real property. It is sometimes called a real estate tax, especially when assessed against both improved and unimproved land. Probably the earliest direct tax and formerly the chief source of government revenue, it was known in ancient China and Egypt. Until modern times,... Read more
Rupert's Land
Rupert's Land Canadian territory held (1670-1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company , named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company by Charles II, the region comprised the drainage basin of Hudson Bay. The area embraced what is today the province... Read more
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land 37,100 sq mi (96,089 sq km), N Northern Territory, Australia, on a wide peninsula W of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The great majority of the region belongs to the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve, the largest aboriginal reservation in Australia. Kakadu National Park adjoins the reservation a... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Landing"

landing craft and landing ships
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...European theatre much larger landing craft were developed by...shore to shore’ landings where the landing force was carried direct...first specially constructed landing ship for amphibious landings at Tientsin—...
Amphibious Ships and Landing Craft
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Amphibious Ships and Landing Craft. Amphibious operations—large‐...the workhorses of the U.S. forces—the Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel and Landing Craft Mechanized (LCVP, LCM) from the Higgins boat...
French Riviera landings
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...during the Normandy landings (see OVERLORD...proposed a major landing in the south of...Normandy by the Anzio landings in Italy and by...a French Riviera landing, and logistics...positioned near the landing beaches, while...Immediately before the landings, the coastline...
Inchon Landing
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Inchon Landing (1950).During the Korean War, in the summer of 1950 United...highest in the world. Low tide left vast mudflats across which landing ships and landing craft could not beach and amphibian tractors could not crawl. Hydrographers...
Salerno landings
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Salerno landings. The principal opening...see Map 93). The landings, in the Gulf of Salerno...critical shortage of landing craft and with the knowledge...extra air cover over the landing beaches which were at...the week following the landings the Allies were unable...
instrument-landing system
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...aircraft down to the end of the landing runway aligned with the runway...path to tell the pilot on the landing approach how far he is from...is an approach rather than a landing system. It is called instrument...bad weather and for emergency landings, the ground-controlled approach...
D‐Day Landing (1944)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History D‐Day Landing (1944). Operation Overlord...to 32‐foot landing craft. The object of the...paratroopers and gliders landing here, there, everywhere...not held up the Allied landings for even one day. [See...
Reggio di Calabria landings
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Reggio di Calabria landings, opening move in the Allied Italian...of Messina from Sicily to spearhead landings of part of Montgomery's British and...northwards in conjunction with Allied forces landing at Salerno . The operation was not...
short takeoff and landing aircraft
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition short takeoff and landing aircraft (STOL), heavier-than-air...obstacle at the end of that distance and upon landing can clear the same obstacle and then land...requirement for them. See vertical takeoff and landing aircraft .
vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL), craft capable of...positioned vertically, e.g., during a landing. Convertiplanes are VTOL craft that...axes are vertical during takeoff and landing and are horizontal during forward flight...

Dictionary entries related to "Landing"

Amphibious Landing Ships
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...and was known as the Landing Ship, Medium (LSM...variant of the LSM, the Landing Ship, Medium (Rocket...support for amphibious landings. Equipped with launchers...first employed in the landings on Okinawa in March...LST/LSM design, the Landing Ship, Vehicle (LSV...
landing area
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military landing area 1. the part of the objective area within which are conducted the landing operations of an amphibious force. It includes...initial objective. 2. the general area used for landing troops and materiel either by airdrop or air landing...
landing
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military landing n. 1. an instance of coming or bringing something...either from the air or from water: we made a perfect landing at the airstrip. 2. the action or process of doing this: the landing of men on the moon. 3. also landing place a place...
landing schedule
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military landing schedule in an amphibious operation, a schedule that shows the beach, hour, and priorities of landing of assault units, and that coordinates the movements of landing craft from the transports to the beach in order to execute the scheme of maneuver ashore.
subsidiary landing
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military subsidiary landing in an amphibious operation, a landing usually made outside the designated landing area, the purpose of which is to support the main landing.
Moon Landing
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MOON LANDING MOON LANDING. On 16 July 1969, half a million people gathered near Cape Canaveral...five clustered rocket engines to boost them toward the first lunar landing. This event took place eight years after President John F. Kennedy...
Apollo lunar landing missions
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Apollo lunar landing missions Crew Mission duration Results...Armstrong and Aldrin made first manned lunar landing in Sea of Tranquility, July 20 Apollo...W. Haise 1970 April 11–17 Landing attempt cancelled after explosion in Service...
vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft V/STOL an aircraft capable of executing a vertical takeoff and landing, a short takeoff and landing, or any combination of these modes of operation.
Landing Ship, Vehicle
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Landing Ship, Vehicle see Amphibious Landing Ships .
Inchon landing
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Inchon landing (September 15, 1950) an amphibious operation during the Korean War...landed on nearby Wolmi-do Island and was followed by two Marine regiment landings against Inchon itself. With a five-to-one strength disadvantage...

Thesaurus entries related to "Landing"

landing
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus landing • noun   1. a forced landing synonyms : alighting, landfall; arrival; touchdown...antonyms: takeoff, departure.   2. the ferry landing synonyms : harbor, berth, dock, jetty, landing stage...
jetty
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus jetty • noun  we'd walk out on the jetty at low tide to look for starfish synonyms : pier, landing stage, landing, quay, wharf, dock; breakwater, mole, groin, dike, dockominium, levee.
pier
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pier • noun   1. a boat was tied to the pier synonyms : jetty, quay, wharf, dock, levee, landing, landing stage.   2. the piers of the bridge synonyms : support, cutwater, pile, piling, abutment, buttress...
land
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...the plane landed synonyms : touch down, alight, make a landing, come in to land.   2. the pilot landed the plane...noon synonyms : bring down, put down, take down; make a landing, touch down.   3. the ship landed at Boston synonyms...
net
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...x2022; noun   1. fishermen mending their nets synonyms : fishing net, dragnet, drift net, trawl (net), landing net, gill net, cast net, seine.   2. a dress of green net synonyms : netting, meshwork, webbing, tulle, fishnet...
destination
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English destination • noun  Vermont was our destination synonyms : journey's end, landing place, point of disembarkation, terminus, end of the line, end, station, stop, stopping place, port of call.
approachable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...agreeable, congenial, affable, cordial; obliging, communicative, helpful. antonym: aloof.   2. the south landing is approachable by boat synonyms : accessible, attainable, reachable; informal get-at-able. antonym: inaccessible...
quay
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus quay • noun  searching for starfish along the quay synonyms : wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage, berth; marina, dock, harbor.
wharf
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus wharf • noun  there are no available boat slips at this wharf synonyms : quay, pier, dock, berth, landing, jetty; harbor, dockyard, marina.
irreparable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus irreparable • adjective  irreparable damage to the landing module synonyms : irreversible, irrevocable, irrecoverable, unrepairable, beyond repair, unrectifiable; hopeless. antonym: repairable.

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LANDING'S TROUBLES DOOMED IT.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 7/11/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...make sure that when the new Covington Landing opens it is high above the water, not...trying to make the change from a floating Landing to a stable one built on stilts. "It...some 15 years of counting on a floating Landing to add vitality to the riverfront. The...
The landing phase of a jump strategies to minimize injuries:"what goes up, must come down," according to the old saying. The problem is that athletes often train for the "going up," while neglecting the "coming down"--and all its potential for injury.
Magazine article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...more important--to land. Yet jump-landing sequences are common in many sports and...or farther. In contrast, research on landing concentrates on the impact forces associated with landing, the consequential effect on the legs...
LANDING SPAWNS LASTING LEGACY.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 10/31/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...was the gleaming promise of Covington Landing, part of a groundbreaking $120 million...steamboat, which was moored next to the Landing. What's left of the now-vacant complex...third, critical component: Covington Landing. The Landing was championed by business...
Landing Strategies in Honeybees, and Possible Applications to Autonomous Airborne Vehicles.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...perform grazing landings on a flat surface. A smooth landing is achieved...Perform Smooth Landings The seminal...controlling the landing of an aircraft...by which such landings are orchestrated...dimensions, of bees landing on a fiat...
Landing fees at Hopkins up in the air.(Cover Story)(Cleveland Hopkins International Airport considers increase in landing fees)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 12/16/2002; 700+ words ; ...Ohio. But observers say Hopkins' high landing fees for airlines may negate some of the...with air service providers to set the landing fee rate that all air carriers will pay...an airline pays per 1,000 pounds of landing weight at the airport, was $3.10 at...
Landing Page Software From B2B Marketing Firm Marketo Evolves to Further Help Companies Optimize Conversions.
PR Newswire; 10/22/2007; 700+ words ; New capabilities allow landing page creation and testing without IT...today added testing functionality to its landing page creation solution. This combination...marketers to create and test targeted landing pages without requiring any HTML, coding...
Landing Gear Maintenance "Best Practices".(Airframe Technology)
Magazine article from: Aircraft Maintenance Technology; 10/1/2008; 700+ words ; Landing Gear Maintenance "Best Practices" By...Vulnerability here can increase overhaul costs Landing gear: At first glance, it appears to be the most rugged part of an aircraft. But landing gear's apparent robustness masks its...
Landing was smooth, but nerves frayed: Nose gear on American Airlines jet also failed 6 months ago.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 6/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...touched down without its front landing gear and skidded to a halt...months ago in Chicago when the landing gear would not retract, according...at least the smoothest, landings, we ever felt," said Alissa...collected data; a report on the landing could be posted on the agency...
Landing pages: A new wrinkle in target marketing
Magazine article from: American Agent & Broker; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...market. An excellent example is something called a "landing page." A landing page is essentially a direct-marketing tool. It...print ad, or a message on a business card. Types of landing pages There are two basic types of landing pages...
LANDING SPRUCING UP.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY); 2/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...its lower deck this year, the Covington Landing complex is on the verge of becoming attractive...TGI Fridays since 1997, when Covington Landing Limited Partnership went bankrupt. The...it acquired the boat because Covington Landing Limited Partnership wasn't financially...