A surname from Galician.

Pronunciation spelling of landing.

plural of Landin

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 runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.

(aviation, idiomatic) A forced landing without propulsion of an aircraft that normally operates with propulsion.

An emergency landing in which an aircraft drops flat from a low altitude with no wheels deployed.

(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.

(aviation) A collection of radio navigation aids (always including a localizer and glideslope, and often one to three marker beacons as well) used by pilots for approach guidance to a specific airport runway, especially when visibility is limited.