| 单词 | landing light |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslanding light landing light n. (a) a light on the runway of an aerodrome to guide an aircraft in a night landing; (b) a light attached to an aircraft to illuminate the ground for a night landing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > runway > lights landing light1917 runway light1928 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > lights navigation light1909 landing light1917 identification lamp1932 1917 Flight 4 Jan. 18/1 A new system, called ‘Triplex glass landing lights’, proved to be inferior to petrol flares. 1920 Proc. Air Conf. 11 in Parl. Papers 1921 (Cmd. 1157) VIII. 299 Aerodromes will be equipped..as night flying is practicable. Permanent electric landing lights..are being installed. 1922 Flight 14 519/2 Lighting Set (including navigation lights, landing lights and illumination of instruments). 1937 Times 16 Apr. 9/3 They see no reason why they should confuse coloured Véry lights or landing lights in the air. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 3 Oct. 7 From beneath him a landing light groped downwards. 1969 I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iii. 69 He..switched on his landing light, illuminating three paratroopers standing on the landing zone signalling us in. 1973 Times 11 Apr. 3/7 They used landing lights to make three trips and everyone on board was winched to safety. < as lemmas |
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