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landing
land·ing / ˈlanding/ • n. 1. an instance of coming or bringing something to land, either from the air or from water: we made a perfect landing at the airstrip. ∎ the action or process of doing this: the landing of men on the moon. ∎ (also landing place) a place where people and goods can be landed from a boat or ship: the ferry landing. 2. a level area at the top of a staircase or between one flight of stairs and another. |
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"landing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "landing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-landing.html "landing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-landing.html |
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landing n.
1. an instance of coming or bringing something to land, 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 where people and goods can be landed from a boat or ship: the ferry landing. |
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"landing." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "landing." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-landing.html "landing." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-landing.html |
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landing
landing •scaffolding
•freestanding, hardstanding, landing, misunderstanding, notwithstanding, outstanding, standing, stranding, understanding, upstanding
•Harding, self-regarding
•undemanding
•heading, Reading, steading, wedding
•gelding
•ending, impending, uncomprehending, unoffending, unpretending
•sub-heading • heartrending
•goaltending
•arcading, grading, lading, shading, unfading, upbraiding
•exceeding, leading, misleading, pleading, reeding, self-feeding, sheading, unheeding
•Fielding, yielding
•inbreeding • stockbreeding
•forbidding, Ridding
•building • wingding • shipbuilding
•bodybuilding • outbuilding
•confiding, hiding, riding, siding
•wilding
•binding, finding
•paragliding • wadding
•corresponding • hot-rodding
•according, hoarding, recording, unrewarding
•sailboarding • snowboarding
•telerecording • videorecording
•Dowding
•grounding, sounding, surrounding
•foreboding, loading
•Golding, holding, moulding (US molding), scolding
•landholding • shareholding
•smallholding • roadholding
•wounding
•peasepudding, pudding
•underfunding • wording
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"landing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "landing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-landing.html "landing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-landing.html |
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