| landing field | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. airfield, field, flying field, landing field | a place where planes take off and land. |
| ~ aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome | an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo. |
| ~ airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities. |
| ~ apron | a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used. |
| ~ auxiliary airfield | an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity. |
| ~ facility, installation | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
| ~ runway | a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land. |
| ~ taxi strip, taxiway | a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport. |
| ~ transportation, transportation system, transit | a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods. |
| ~ flight line | place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways). |
| landing | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. landing | an intermediate platform in a staircase. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| ~ staircase, stairway | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. landing, landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods. |
| ~ docking facility, dockage, dock | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out.; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" |
| ~ landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ harbor, harbour, seaport, haven | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo. |
| n. (act) | 3. landing | the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface).; "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike" |
| ~ arrival | the act of arriving at a certain place.; "they awaited her arrival" |
| ~ landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane. |
| ~ touchdown | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes. |
| ~ aircraft landing, airplane landing | landing an aircraft. |
| ~ splashdown | a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight. |
| n. (act) | 4. landing | the act of coming to land after a voyage. |
| ~ arrival | the act of arriving at a certain place.; "they awaited her arrival" |
| ~ amphibious landing | a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion.; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines" |
| ~ debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment | the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft. |
| touch down | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. touch down | come or bring (a plane) to a landing.; "the plane touched down at noon" |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
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