landing | the act of coming to land after a voyage |
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 |
forced landing emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
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 |
landing approach | the approach to a landing field by an airplane |
blind flying blind landing | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
aircraft landing airplane landing | landing an aircraft |
crash landing | an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) |
three-point landing | a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time |
instrument landing | an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
ignition firing lighting kindling inflammation | the act of setting something on fire |
lighting | the craft of providing artificial light, an interior decorator must understand lighting |
diversionary landing | an amphibious diversionary attack |
carpet bombing area bombing saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
Shiloh battle of Shiloh battle of Pittsburgh Landing | the second great battle of the American Civil War (), the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory |
blastoderm germinal disc blastodisc germinal area | a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula |
airfield landing field flying field field | a place where planes take off and land |
airstrip flight strip landing strip strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function, the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants |
breakfast area breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen), the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats |
cargo area cargo deck cargo hold hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
dining area | an area arranged for dining, they put up tents for the dining area |
equal-area projection equal-area map projection | a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe |
exhibition hall exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
flight deck landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
indirect lighting | a concealed lighting fixture |
landing landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
landing | an intermediate platform in a staircase |
landing craft | naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment |
landing flap | a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing |
landing gear | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground |
landing net | a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water |
landing skid | one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter |
landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
launching pad launchpad launch pad launch area pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
light circuit lighting circuit | wiring that provides power to electric lights |
lighting | apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film |
lighting fixture | a fixture providing artificial light |
local area network LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
lounge waiting room waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
seating seats seating room seating area | an area that includes places where several people can sit, there is seating forstudents in this classroom |
strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination |
wide area network WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network WLAN wireless fidelity WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
area expanse surface area | the extent of a -dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary, the area of a rectangle, it was about square feet in area |
acreage land area | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming), he wanted some acreage to build on |
area region | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve, in the abdominal region |
area of cardiac dullness | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion), corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |