| slovo | definícia |
landing
(encz) | landing,odpočívadlo n: |
landing
(encz) | landing,přistání n: |
landing
(encz) | landing,přistávací adj: Zdeněk Brož |
landing
(encz) | landing,vylodění Zdeněk Brož |
landing
(encz) | landing,výsadek Zdeněk Brož |
landing
(gcide) | Halfpace \Half"pace`\ (-p[=a]s`), n. (Arch.)
A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in
exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See
Quarterpace.
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Note: This term and quarterpace are rare or unknown in the
United States, platform or landing being used
instead.
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landing
(gcide) |
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Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to
go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes
the country as distinguished from the town.
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A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the
country]. --Chaucer.
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3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet
land; good or bad land.
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4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.
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These answers, in the silent night received,
The king himself divulged, the land believed.
--Dryden.
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5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.
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6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]
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Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.
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7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one
of several portions into which a field is divided for
convenience in plowing.
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8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,
pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,
whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand
of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.
Bouvier. Burrill.
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9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;
the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also
landing. --Knight.
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10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,
or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so
treated, as the level part of a millstone between the
furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun
between the grooves.
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Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to
collect rents, and to attend to other money matters
connected with land.
Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.
Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea
over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice
blink}.
Land breeze. See under Breeze.
Land chain. See Gunter's chain.
Land crab (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs
which live much on the land, and resort to the water
chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in
the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a
large size.
Land fish a fish on land; a person quite out of place.
--Shak.
Land force, a military force serving on land, as
distinguished from a naval force.
Land, ho! (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of
land.
Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in
distinction from a floe.
Land leech (Zool.), any one of several species of
blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,
live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.
Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining
the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such
measurement.
Land of bondage or House of bondage, in Bible history,
Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special
oppression.
Land o' cakes, Scotland.
Land of Nod, sleep.
Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a
better country or condition of which one has expectation.
Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the
State of Connecticut.
Land office, a government office in which the entries upon,
and sales of, public land are registered, and other
business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]
Land pike. (Zool.)
(a) The gray pike, or sauger.
(b) The Menobranchus.
Land service, military service as distinguished from naval
service.
Land rail. (Zool)
(a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake.
(b) An Australian rail (Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis);
-- called also pectoral rail.
Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a
certain portion of the public land has been paid to the
officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]
Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]
Land side
(a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an
island or ship, which is turned toward the land.
(b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard
and which presses against the unplowed land.
Land snail (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as
distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and
belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of
warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the
T[ae]nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix.
Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form
during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on
land.
Land steward, a person who acts for another in the
management of land, collection of rents, etc.
Land tortoise, Land turtle (Zool.), any tortoise that
habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See
Tortoise.
Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office,
authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.
[U.S.]
Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above).
To make land (Naut.), to sight land.
To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears
from the ship.
To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an
intervening island, obstructs the view.
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Landing
(gcide) | Land \Land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Landed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Landing.]
1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft;
to disembark; to debark.
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I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. --Shak.
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2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a
fish.
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3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or
reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the
quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed
in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
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4. Specifically: (Aeronautics) To pilot (an airplane) from
the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.
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Landing
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, n.
1. A going or bringing on shore.
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2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
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3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
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4. (Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft
to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a
perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with take-off.
[PJC]
Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3.
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Landing
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
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Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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landing
(wn) | landing
n 1: an intermediate platform in a staircase
2: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
goods [syn: landing, landing place]
3: the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the
plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was
catlike"
4: the act of coming to land after a voyage |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
crash landing
(encz) | crash landing,havarijní přistání n: Zdeněk Brožcrash landing,nouzové přistání n: Zdeněk Brož |
diversionary landing
(encz) | diversionary landing, n: |
emergency landing
(encz) | emergency landing,nouzové přistání n: Petr Menšík |
forced landing
(encz) | forced landing, n: |
instrument landing
(encz) | instrument landing, n: |
landing
(encz) | landing,odpočívadlo n: landing,přistání n: landing,přistávací adj: Zdeněk Brožlanding,vylodění Zdeněk Brožlanding,výsadek Zdeněk Brož |
landing approach
(encz) | landing approach, n: |
landing craft
(encz) | landing craft,přistávací modul n: mamm |
landing deck
(encz) | landing deck, n: |
landing field
(encz) | landing field, |
landing flap
(encz) | landing flap, n: |
landing gear
(encz) | landing gear,přistávací kolo n: mamm |
landing net
(encz) | landing net, n: |
landing party
(encz) | landing party, n: |
landing place
(encz) | landing place, n: |
landing skids
(encz) | landing skids, n: |
landing stage
(encz) | landing stage, n: |
landing strip
(encz) | landing strip,přistávací dráha n: Zdeněk Brož |
landings
(encz) | landings,přistání pl. |
pancake landing
(encz) | pancake landing,propadávání luke |
soft landing
(encz) | soft landing,měkké přistání web |
three-point landing
(encz) | three-point landing, n: |
autonomous landing guidance
(czen) | Autonomous Landing Guidance,ALG[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
short take-off and landing/maneuvering technology demonstrator
(czen) | Short Take-Off and Landing/Maneuvering Technology
Demonstrator,STOL/MTD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
short takeoff and vertical landing (fighter/attack aircraft)
(czen) | Short TakeOff and Vertical Landing (fighter/attack aircraft),STOVL[zkr.]
[voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Garlanding
(gcide) | Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garlanded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Garlanding.]
To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.
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landing
(gcide) | Halfpace \Half"pace`\ (-p[=a]s`), n. (Arch.)
A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in
exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See
Quarterpace.
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Note: This term and quarterpace are rare or unknown in the
United States, platform or landing being used
instead.
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Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to
go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes
the country as distinguished from the town.
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A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the
country]. --Chaucer.
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3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet
land; good or bad land.
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4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.
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These answers, in the silent night received,
The king himself divulged, the land believed.
--Dryden.
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5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.
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6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]
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Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.
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7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one
of several portions into which a field is divided for
convenience in plowing.
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8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,
pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,
whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand
of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.
Bouvier. Burrill.
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9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;
the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also
landing. --Knight.
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10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,
or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so
treated, as the level part of a millstone between the
furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun
between the grooves.
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Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to
collect rents, and to attend to other money matters
connected with land.
Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.
Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea
over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice
blink}.
Land breeze. See under Breeze.
Land chain. See Gunter's chain.
Land crab (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs
which live much on the land, and resort to the water
chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in
the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a
large size.
Land fish a fish on land; a person quite out of place.
--Shak.
Land force, a military force serving on land, as
distinguished from a naval force.
Land, ho! (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of
land.
Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in
distinction from a floe.
Land leech (Zool.), any one of several species of
blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,
live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.
Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining
the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such
measurement.
Land of bondage or House of bondage, in Bible history,
Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special
oppression.
Land o' cakes, Scotland.
Land of Nod, sleep.
Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a
better country or condition of which one has expectation.
Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the
State of Connecticut.
Land office, a government office in which the entries upon,
and sales of, public land are registered, and other
business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]
Land pike. (Zool.)
(a) The gray pike, or sauger.
(b) The Menobranchus.
Land service, military service as distinguished from naval
service.
Land rail. (Zool)
(a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake.
(b) An Australian rail (Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis);
-- called also pectoral rail.
Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a
certain portion of the public land has been paid to the
officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]
Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]
Land side
(a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an
island or ship, which is turned toward the land.
(b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard
and which presses against the unplowed land.
Land snail (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as
distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and
belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of
warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the
T[ae]nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix.
Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form
during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on
land.
Land steward, a person who acts for another in the
management of land, collection of rents, etc.
Land tortoise, Land turtle (Zool.), any tortoise that
habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See
Tortoise.
Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office,
authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.
[U.S.]
Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above).
To make land (Naut.), to sight land.
To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears
from the ship.
To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an
intervening island, obstructs the view.
[1913 Webster]Land \Land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Landed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Landing.]
1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft;
to disembark; to debark.
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I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. --Shak.
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2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a
fish.
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3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or
reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the
quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed
in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
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4. Specifically: (Aeronautics) To pilot (an airplane) from
the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.
[PJC]Landing \Land"ing\, n.
1. A going or bringing on shore.
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2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
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3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
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4. (Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft
to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a
perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with take-off.
[PJC]
Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3.
[1913 Webster]Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
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Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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Landing charges
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
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Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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landing gear
(gcide) | landing gear \land"ing gear`\, n.
The wheels and attached structures under an airplane that
support it and allow it to move when on the ground; also, the
floats or pontoons of an amphibious airplane together with
their supporting structures. Landing gear may be fixed
rigidly in place, or retractable when in flight.
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Landing net
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
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Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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landing pattern
(gcide) | Pattern \Pat"tern\, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a
pattern. See Patron.]
1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an
exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied
or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.
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I will be the pattern of all patience. --Shak.
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2. A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a
specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.
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He compares the pattern with the whole piece.
--Swift.
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3. Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.
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4. Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a
beautiful pattern.
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5. Something made after a model; a copy. --Shak.
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The patterns of things in the heavens. --Heb. ix.
23.
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6. Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or
forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.
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7. (Founding) A full-sized model around which a mold of sand
is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made
of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the
mold without injuring it.
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8. a recognizable characteristic relationship or set of
relationships between the members of any set of objects or
actions, or the properties of the members; also, the set
having a definable relationship between its members.
[PJC]
Note: Various collections of objects or markings are spoken
of as a pattern. Thus: the distribution of bomb or
shell impacts on a target area, or of bullet holes in a
target; a set of traits or actions that appear to be
consistent throughout the members of a group or over
time within a group, as behavioral pattern, traffic
pattern, dress pattern; the wave pattern for a spoken
word; the pattern of intensities in a spectrum; a
grammatical pattern.
[PJC]
9. (Gun.) A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets
of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the
plane of fire.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10. the recommended flight path for an airplane to follow as
it approaches an airport for a landing. Same as {landing
pattern}.
[PJC]
11. an image or diagram containing lines, usually horizontal,
vertical, and diagonal, sometimes of varying widths, used
to test the resolution of an optical instrument or the
accuracy of reproduction of image copying or transmission
equipment. Same as test pattern.
[PJC]
pattern box, pattern chain, or pattern cylinder (Figure
Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several
shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for
forming the figure.
Pattern card.
(a) A set of samples on a card.
(b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard
apparatus.
Pattern reader, one who arranges textile patterns.
Pattern wheel (Horology), a count-wheel.
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Landing place
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, n.
1. A going or bringing on shore.
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2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
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3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
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4. (Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft
to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a
perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with take-off.
[PJC]
Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3.
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Landing stage
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
[1913 Webster]
Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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landing strip
(gcide) | landing strip \land"ing strip`\, n. (Aeronautics)
A runway at an airport, at which airplanes land[3]; the long
smooth surface used for takeoff or landing[4].
[PJC] |
Landing waiter
(gcide) | Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
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Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
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aircraft landing
(wn) | aircraft landing
n 1: landing an aircraft [syn: aircraft landing, {airplane
landing}] |
airplane landing
(wn) | airplane landing
n 1: landing an aircraft [syn: aircraft landing, {airplane
landing}] |
amphibious landing
(wn) | amphibious landing
n 1: a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces
organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive
amphibious landing behind enemy lines" |
battle of pittsburgh landing
(wn) | battle of Pittsburgh Landing
n 1: the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862);
the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops
but it was not a Union victory [syn: Shiloh, {battle of
Shiloh}, battle of Pittsburgh Landing] |
blind landing
(wn) | blind landing
n 1: using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you
cannot see through clouds or mists etc. [syn: {blind
flying}, blind landing] |
crash landing
(wn) | crash landing
n 1: an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal
landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) |
diversionary landing
(wn) | diversionary landing
n 1: an amphibious diversionary attack |
emergency landing
(wn) | emergency landing
n 1: an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under
circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under
the pilot's control [syn: forced landing, {emergency
landing}] |
forced landing
(wn) | forced landing
n 1: an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under
circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under
the pilot's control [syn: forced landing, {emergency
landing}] |
instrument landing
(wn) | instrument landing
n 1: an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
landing
(wn) | landing
n 1: an intermediate platform in a staircase
2: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
goods [syn: landing, landing place]
3: the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the
plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was
catlike"
4: the act of coming to land after a voyage |
landing approach
(wn) | landing approach
n 1: the approach to a landing field by an airplane |
landing craft
(wn) | landing craft
n 1: naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and
equipment |
landing deck
(wn) | landing deck
n 1: the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
[syn: flight deck, landing deck] |
landing field
(wn) | landing field
n 1: a place where planes take off and land [syn: airfield,
landing field, flying field, field] |
landing flap
(wn) | landing flap
n 1: a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow
the plane for landing |
landing gear
(wn) | landing gear
n 1: an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when
it is on the ground |
landing net
(wn) | landing net
n 1: a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured
fish from the water |
landing party
(wn) | landing party
n 1: a part of a ship's company organized for special duties
ashore |
landing place
(wn) | landing place
n 1: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
goods [syn: landing, landing place] |
landing skid
(wn) | landing skid
n 1: one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter |
landing stage
(wn) | landing stage
n 1: platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
landing strip
(wn) | landing strip
n 1: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn:
airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip] |
three-point landing
(wn) | three-point landing
n 1: a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch
the ground at the same time |
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