landing

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlandɪŋ/

noun

  • 1an instance of coming or bringing something to land, either from the air or from water: we made a perfect landing at the airstrip [mass noun]: the landing of men on the moon
  • an act of unloading troops in enemy territory as part of a military operation: the D-Day landings
  • (also landing place) a place where people and goods can be landed from a boat: the ferry landing
  • 2a level area at the top of a staircase or between one flight of stairs and another: he ran across the landing to his bedroom