die Landung
Translation
landing, touchdown, disembarkation
Examples
Die Landung des Flugzeugs war sanft.
The aircraft's landing was smooth.
Wir bereiten uns auf die Landung vor.
We are preparing for the landing.
Grammar Patterns
the landing on ((sth.)) the landing on the moon
to make a landing The pilot made a perfect landing.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Ankunft (arrival); Antonyms: Start (takeoff), Abflug (departure)
Etymology
From the verb "landen" (to land) + the suffix "-ung", which indicates an action or process and makes the noun feminine.
Memory Tips
Picture a plane landing on "das Land" (the land). The "-ung" suffix almost always makes a noun feminine (die).