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 |
stage leg | a section or portion of a journey or course, then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise |
fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
stage dancing choreography | a show involving artistic dancing |
business stage business byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect, his business with the cane was hilarious |
diversionary landing | an amphibious diversionary attack |
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 |
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 |
bandstand outdoor stage stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
flight deck landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
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 |
mise en scene stage setting setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
stage | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience, he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box |
stage microscope stage | a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination |
stagecoach stage | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns, we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles |
stage door | an entrance to the backstage area of theater, used by performers and other theater personnel |
stage set set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production, the sets were meticulously authentic |
theater stage theatre stage | a stage in a theater on which actors can perform |
thrust stage | a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides |
stage effect | a special effect created on the stage |
stage name | the pseudonym of an actor |
stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
stage | the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'), an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage |
stage whisper | a loud whisper that can be overheard, on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast |
end last final stage | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence, the end was exciting, I had to miss the last of the movie |
stage fright | fear that affects a person about to face an audience |
stage crew | crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production |
landing party | a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore |
center stage centre stage | the central area on a theater stage |
stage right right stage | the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience |
stage left left stage | the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience |
stage | any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something, All the world's a stage--Shakespeare, it set the stage for peaceful negotiations |
stage director | someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show |