Thesaurus results for LANDINGS

landings

noun

plural of landing

as in docks

a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers our families waved good-bye to us from the landing as we left on our honeymoon cruise

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Recent Examples of landings All three boosters were expended, so no sonic boom landings. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026 His health problems resembled a fall down a long flight of stairs, with pauses at several landings. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The goal of the mission is to gather data that could one day help reduce risk to landings on Mars—both crewed and uncrewed. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 June 2026 The shoes’ pairing of cork and EVA foam allows these shoes to absorb impact well, making your landings softer. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026 The second phase will include 27 rocket launches and 24 lunar landings, according to NASA. — Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 1 July 2026 But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Before the state’s seizure, Miami-Dade operated the airport for quick landings and takeoffs for pilots needing the touchdowns for licensing purposes. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 The same kinds of engines were used for the landings of NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers on Mars in 2012 and 2021. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for landings

Noun

The development includes boat access, docks and community gathering spaces.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
That is the piece that could change how loading docks operate.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of docks

Noun

Vanuatu has received large loans and aid from China for buildings, wharves and other infrastructure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
In San Isidro, a movement was born Castillo and Otero grew up in San Isidro, a working class, hardscrabble neighborhood abutting the wharfs near the Port of Havana, and became friends – one a rapper, the other a visual artist.

— Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Definition of wharves

Noun

Anglers of all experience levels crowd fishing piers, line jetties, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder below the spillways just to wet a line.

— Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Safety tips Rip currents form after a wave crashes on shore and encounters an obstacle in the beach's topography, including low spots in sand bars and around piers.

— Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 1 July 2026