| 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 |
trade
craft | the skilled practice of a practical occupation, he learned his trade as an apprentice |
| diversionary landing | an amphibious diversionary attack |
| craft fair | a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale |
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 |
air cushion
inflatable cushion | a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated |
| air cushion air spring | a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion |
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 |
cabin cruiser
cruiser pleasure boat
pleasure craft | a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board |
| craft | a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space |
| cushion | a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. |
| cushion | the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle |
flight deck
landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
| heavier-than-air craft | a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it |
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 |
| lighter-than-air craft | aircraft supported by its own buoyancy |
PT boat
mosquito boat
mosquito craft
motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
| seat cushion | a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable |
shock absorber
shock
cushion | a mechanical damper, absorbs energy of sudden impulses, the old car needed a new set of shocks |
craft
craftiness
cunning foxiness
guile slyness
wiliness b | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
craft craftsmanship
workmanship | skill in an occupation or trade |
| craft union | a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft |
| landing party | a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore |
craft
trade | people who perform a particular kind of skilled work, he represented the craft of brewers, as they say in the trade |
Laney
Lucy Craft Laney | United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (-) |
cushion flower
pincushion hakea
Hakea laurina | tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers, western Australia |
wild basil
cushion calamint
Clinopodium vulgare
Satureja vulgaris | aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers, widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia |
| air cushion | the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground |
cushion
buffer
soften | protect from impact, cushion the blow |
| craft | make by hand and with much skill, The artisan crafted a complicated tool |