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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaterrizaje
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-teh-ree-sah-he
"El aterrizaje fue suave."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of coming down to land, especially from the air.
"The pilot executed a perfect landing on the runway." - 2
A level area at the top of a staircase or between flights of stairs.
"She placed a vase on the landing between the two flights of stairs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'landing', originating from Old English 'landian' (to land, bring to land), related to Proto-Germanic '*landō' (land). Historically used in maritime contexts for bringing a ship to shore, it expanded during the aviation era to describe an aircraft touching down.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Landing" is said worldwide
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atterrissage
Transliteration: a-teh-ree-sahj
"L'atterrissage de l'avion était très doux."
Landung
Transliteration: lan-doong
"Die Landung des Flugzeugs war reibungslos."
atterraggio
Transliteration: at-teh-rahj-jo
"L'atterraggio è stato perfetto."
aterrizaje
Transliteration: ah-teh-ree-sah-he
"El aterrizaje fue suave."
aterragem
Transliteration: ah-teh-rah-zhem
"A aterragem foi tranquila."
उतरना
Transliteration: utarna
"विमान का उतरना बहुत सुगम था।"
着陆
Transliteration: zhuó lù
"飞机的着陆非常平稳。"
착륙
Transliteration: chak-ryuk
"비행기의 착륙이 매우 부드러웠습니다."
着陸
Transliteration: chakuriku
"飛行機の着陸は非常にスムーズでした。"
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