1. plural of landing; flat areas at the top of stairs or between flights of stairs
2. plural of landing; acts of arriving and coming down onto land or water, especially by aircraft or boats
3. plural of landing; places where boats or ships can dock or come ashore
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The old house had wooden landings on each floor.
• She paused on the landing between the second and third floors.
• The airport recorded over 200 aircraft landings today.
• Emergency landings are rare but pilots train for them regularly.
• The helicopter made several landings during the rescue mission.
• Small boats use the stone landings along the river.
• The ferry operates between three different landings on the lake.