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landing spot

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UK/ˈlæn.dɪŋ spɒt/
US/ˈlæn.dɪŋ spɑːt/

Meanings

  1. nouncountable

    A place where a person, aircraft, or animal comes down to the ground and stops.

    Grammar: Countable: use 'a landing spot' for one place and 'landing spots' for several.

    Patterns

    • a landing spot for something
    • find a landing spot
    • a safe landing spot

    The pilot looked for a flat landing spot away from the trees.

    The cliff is a popular landing spot for nesting seabirds.

    They cleared a landing spot for the helicopter on the hillside.

  2. nouncountablefigurative

    A place where someone or something ends up after a journey or a period of change.

    Grammar: Often used figuratively with 'for': a landing spot for young graduates.

    Patterns

    • a landing spot for someone
    • end up at a landing spot

    After years of moving around, the small town became his final landing spot.

    The program is a landing spot for workers changing careers.

Word forms

plurallanding spots

Common combinations

a safe landing spot
The crew needed a safe landing spot before dark.
a soft landing spot
Investors hoped the market would find a soft landing spot.
look for a landing spot
The eagle looked for a landing spot on the cliff.
a natural landing spot
The beach is a natural landing spot for small boats.
a popular landing spot
This bay is a popular landing spot for migrating birds.

Synonyms and how they differ

landing place
Almost the same meaning, but 'landing place' sounds slightly more formal and is used more for boats and troops.
destination
Used for the final point of a journey rather than the physical act of touching down; 'landing spot' keeps the idea of coming down onto a surface.
touchdown point
A technical term mainly for aircraft and sports, more precise than the general 'landing spot'.

Opposites

takeoff point

Word family

land verb
To come down to the ground or a surface.
landing noun
The act of coming down to the ground.
spot noun
A particular place or area.

Commonly confused: landing spot or landing strip?

landing spot vs landing strip

A landing strip is a prepared runway for aircraft; a landing spot is just any place where something comes down, and may be unprepared.

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