present participle of lade

An incandescent light bulb in which the envelope is made of quartz instead of glass, and the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas, usually iodine.

(cricket) Describing the way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's legs or more rarely another part of the batsman's body without first hitting the bat or a hand holding the bat.

(cricket) An instance of a batsman being out due to the leg before wicket law.

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object. / A place on a shoreline where a boat lands. / A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

present participle of land

(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.

relaxed and easy-going; an absence of stress or worry

The fictional place where wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up.

(US, figuratively, humorous or derogatory) Los Angeles, California (or Hollywood.) / (Canada) British Columbia