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landing
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landing
the floor area at the top of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs

landing [′land·iŋ]
(civil engineering)
A place where boats receive or discharge passengers, freight, and so on.
(mining engineering)
Level stage in a shaft at which cages are loaded and discharged.
The top or bottom of a slope, shaft, or inclined plane.
(navigation)
The termination of an aircraft's flight or of a ship's voyage.

landing, pace, stair landing
The horizontal platform at the end of a stair flight or between two flights of stairs.


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