landingEnglishOxford American Thesauruslanding noun 1 during the forced landing the aircraft was substantially damaged | the Apollo 11 moon landing: alighting, arrival, coming in, deplaning; disembarkation, docking; re-entry, touchdown, splashdown; informal greaser. ▷antonyms takeoff, departure. 2 I steered the boat into the south landing: harbor, berth, dock, jetty, landing stage, landing place, pier, quay, wharf, slipway, marina, anchorage, haven, platform.