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land-bird 'laend,bB:zd n. any bird which habitually lives en or above the land, compare sea-bird.

land-breeze 'laend^ziiz n. a breeze or light wind blowing from the land toward the sea; specifically, a regular night- wind blowing seaward en the coasts of continents and islands; a land-wind, compare sea-breeze,

land-flight 'lend,fz,ait n. a flight over the land or land* area, as distinguisht from a flight over the sea or other large body of water, compare watertight.

landing 'hendnj n.

1. the act or process of bringing an airship to rest en the land.

emergency landing, a landing due to some emergency or unexpected happening, such as engm-tr,ouble.

2. a place or spot on the land or earth suitable for bring- ing an airship to rest; a place of coming to earth or land; a landing-place ; an alighting-place.

landing-area 'Isendir^er-zi-a n. an area or tjact upen which

an airship may land or come to earth; an alighting-area. landing-certificate 'Jaendirj-se^tifi-kat n. a certificate or

written permit authorizing one to land or come to earth

with or in a balloon or airship. landing-chassis 'laendin^sesis n. [ploral landing-chassis'} the

chassis or under-framework upen which a flying-machine

lands. landing-ground 'laendin,gzaund n. ground or land area

which is suitable for landing in aeroplanes or other air- ships. landing-hawser '}3endin,hc:-soz n. a hawser or large rope

attacht to and cast frem a dirigible balloon when landing. landing-operation 'Isendirj-epa^ee-San. the operation or

process of landing a balloon or bringing it to earth; the

act of alighting. landing-pit '}sendin,pit n. a pit dug in the earth, proposed

as a place for landing and sheltering airships. landing-place 'laendin/ptees n.

1. a place inhere an aeroplane or other airship lands or ledges, after a fall; a place where an involuntary landing is made.

2. a place or spot on the earth or ground suitable for landing or bringing a balloon or airship to rest; a landing- spet; an alighting-place; a landing.

landing-point 'l3endirj,peint n. a point or spet on the earth or ground suitable for landing or bringing an airship to rest; a landing-spot ; a landing-place.

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