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单词 air landing
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air landingn.

Brit. /ˈɛː ˌlandɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌlændɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.1, landing n.
Etymology: < air n.1 + landing n. With the spec. military use compare airland v., airlanded adj., airlanding adj.
Now chiefly Military.
An instance of landing an aircraft, (now) esp. to deposit troops, equipment, or supplies.
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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing
landing1784
alighting1914
air landing1919
touchdown1935
dead-stick landing1946
set-down1951
1919 Los Angeles Times 18 May vi. 4/5 (headline) Air landings at Del Monte.
1940 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 25 May 22/2 The newspapers pointed out that local defence volunteers were not..intended to be the main means of resistance against attempted air landings.
1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 17 May 13 A collision between two helicopters earlier in the exercise prompted extra caution for other parts of the air landing.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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