landing
/ˈlændɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण लैन्डिंग
सीढ़ियों का चबूतरा, सीढ़ियों के बीच की समतल जगह
Core word
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the area at the top of a set of stairs where you arrive before you go into an upstairs room, or the area between two sets of stairs
सीढ़ियों का चबूतरा, सीढ़ियों के बीच की समतल जगह
- Radhika waited for her friend on the landing outside the flat.
- The bathroom is on the first-floor landing.
- The children were playing on the landing at the top of the stairs.
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- There is a window on the landing that faces the garden.
- He left his bag on the landing and went down.
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the act of bringing an aircraft or a spacecraft down to the ground after a journey
(विमान या अंतरिक्ष यान का) उतरना, अवतरण, लैंडिंग
- The plane made a safe landing in heavy rain.
- Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing near the moon's south pole in 2023.
- The pilot made a smooth landing despite the strong wind.
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- Passengers must remain seated until after the landing.
- The flight was delayed because of a problem with the landing gear.
Synonyms touchdown arrival descent
Opposite take-off launch
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an act of bringing soldiers onto land from the sea, especially in a military attack
(सेना का) तट पर उतरना
- the Allied landings in Normandy in 1944
- The museum has a model of the landing at Dunkirk during the war.
- The landings began early in the morning, under heavy fire.
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- Troops prepared for the landing on the beach.
- The film shows scenes of the landing in great detail.
Synonyms invasion disembarkation
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a place where boats can land people or goods
घाट, जेटी
- We waited at the landing for the ferry.
- The village boat stopped at a small landing on the bank of the river.
- Tourists boarded the ferry at the landing near the temple.
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- A wooden landing stood beside the riverbank.
- Fishermen unloaded their catch at the landing.
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a landing (countable: aircraft)
As an aircraft term, a landing is the act of coming down to the ground. It is countable.
विमान के संदर्भ में landing ज़मीन पर उतरने की क्रिया है और countable है।
- The pilot made a smooth landing.
- There were three landings at the small airport.
make/carry out a landing (collocation)
Use make a landing, a safe landing or an emergency landing for aircraft.
विमान के लिए make a landing, a safe landing, emergency landing का प्रयोग होता है।
- The plane made an emergency landing in a field.
- The landing was delayed by fog.
the landing (stairs)
In a house, the landing is the flat area at the top or between flights of stairs.
घर में landing सीढ़ियों के ऊपर या बीच की समतल जगह है।
- The children played on the landing.
- A lamp stood on the first-floor landing.
landing + noun
Landing can describe things related to arrival: landing gear, landing strip, landing card.
Landing आगमन से जुड़ी चीज़ों को बताता है: landing gear, landing strip, landing card।
- The landing gear failed to open.
- Fill in the landing card before immigration.
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adjective + landing
safesmoothroughemergencycrash
- The pilot made a safe emergency landing in the field.
verb + landing
makeattemptabortapprovedelay
- The control tower approved the landing.
landing + noun
gearstripcardsitepermission
- The landing strip was too short for big planes.
preposition + landing
onatduringbeforeafter
- Passengers must stay seated during landing.
moon/troop landing
moontroopbeachhelicoptersea
- The moon landing inspired thousands of young scientists.
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- The aircraft made a bumpy landing in the heavy rain.
भारी बारिश में विमान की landing झटके वाली रही।
- Passengers clapped after the smooth landing.
सुगम landing के बाद यात्रियों ने ताली बजाई।
- Please do not stand on the landing; it blocks the stairs.
कृपया landing पर न खड़े हों; इससे सीढ़ियाँ रुकती हैं।
- The Chandrayaan landing was watched by millions of people.
चंद्रयान की landing करोड़ों लोगों ने देखी।
- Radhika found a letter on the landing outside her flat.
राधिका को अपने फ्लैट के बाहर landing पर एक पत्र मिला।
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✗ The plane did a safe landing.
✓ The plane made a safe landing.
Landing is used with make, not do.
Landing के साथ 'make' आता है, 'do' नहीं।
✗ We reached at the landing of the stairs.
✓ We reached the landing of the stairs.
Reach is followed directly by its object.
Reach के बाद सीधे object आता है, 'at' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe arrival or a flat area, but they differ in context.
ये शब्द आगमन या समतल जगह बताते हैं, पर संदर्भ में भिन्न हैं।
Coming down to land, or a flat area on stairs.
ज़मीन पर उतरना, या सीढ़ियों पर समतल जगह।
- The landing was smooth.
The act of reaching a place by any means.
किसी भी साधन से स्थान पर पहुँचना।
- His arrival surprised us.
The exact moment an aircraft touches the ground.
विमान के ज़मीन छूने का ठीक क्षण।
- Touchdown was at noon.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: we say a crash landing for an emergency landing in which an aircraft is damaged, and a soft landing for a gentle and safe one.
Usage में विमान के नुकसान वाली आपातकालीन लैंडिंग को crash landing और धीमी तथा सुरक्षित लैंडिंग को soft landing कहते हैं।