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 |
card game cards | a game played with playing cards |
card trick | a trick performed with playing cards |
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 |
baseball card | a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record |
card | one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes, he collected cards and traded them with the other boys |
card index card catalog card catalogue | an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item |
card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
circuit board circuit card board card plug-in add-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
compass card mariner's compass | compass in the form of a card that rotates so that degrees or North points to magnetic north |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
face card picture card court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
flight deck landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
gaming card | one of a set of cards used in gambling games |
hole card | (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown |
house of cards cardhouse card-house cardcastle | an unstable construction with playing cards, he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed |
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 |
playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
punched card punch card Hollerith card | a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes |
tarot card tarot | any of a set of (usually ) cards that include cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc., used by fortunetellers |
trading card | a card with a picture on it, collected and traded by children |
trump trump card | a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps, the ace of trumps is a sure winner |
wild card | a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it |
calling card | a distinguishing characteristic or behavior, bombs are a terrorist's calling cards |
business card | a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation |
card identity card | a card certifying the identity of the bearer, he had to show his card to get in |
donor card | a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death |
membership card | a card certifying membership in an organization |
union card | a card certifying membership in a labor union |
library card borrower's card | a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library |