| 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 |
blot
smear
smirch
spot
stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
| spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
spot welding
spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
| 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 |
| spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
position post
berth
office spot billet
place
situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
| diversionary landing | an amphibious diversionary attack |
spot jamming
selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
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 |
| beauty spot | a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment |
eight-spot
eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face |
five-spot
five | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips |
flight deck
landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
four-spot
four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips |
hot spot
hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
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 |
nine-spot
nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face |
| one-spot | a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip |
seven-spot
seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face |
six-spot
six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips |
sniper rifle
precision rifle | an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military, capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away |
| spot | a business establishment for entertainment, night spot |
| spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value, an eight-spot |
spotlight
spot | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area, used to focus attention of a stage performer |
| spot market | a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future |
spot weld
spot-weld | each of the welds made by welding at a separate point |
ten-spot
ten | one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face |
spot speckle
dapple
patch
fleck
maculation | a small contrasting part of something, a bald spot, a leopard's spots, a patch of clouds, patches of thin ice, a fleck of red |
worn spot
fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
smudge
spot
blot
daub
smear
smirch
slur | a blemish made by dirt, he had a smudge on his cheek |
| point spot | an outstanding characteristic, his acting was one of the high points of the movie |
preciseness
precision | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance, he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton, note the meticulous precision of his measurements |