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 144 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION

landing-privilege 'laendir^psivi-hds n. a. privilege to land or come to earth with or in a balloon or airship.

landing-skate 'Jaendir^skeet n. a skate-like runner or skid attacht to the under part of an aeroplane or other airship as an aid in landing or alighting upon the ground.

landing-skid 'Jaendirj/skid n. a skid or ski-like runner at- tacht to the under part of an aeroplane or dirigible as an aid in landing or alighting upon the ground; a landing* skate; a runner; a skid.

landing-speed 'laendir^spiid n. the speed with which a land- ing or descent to the earth is made, as by a man falling from a height.

landing-spot 'laendir|,spot n. a spet or place where a land- ing is or may be made with an airship; a landing-place.

landing-stage 'kendir^steeds. a stage or platform, some- times floating on water, for the landing of airships or their passengers or freight.

landing-station 'icendirj,stee-$9n n. a station consisting of or provided with suitable grounds or structures for landing dirigible balloons or airships.

landing- wheel 'Jaending^iil n. one of the. wheels attacht to the under part of an aeroplane flying-machine as an aid in landing or alighting upon the ground.

main Ian din g^wh eels, the principal landing-wheels; the chief wheels of an alighting-gear.

landmark 'l3end,ma:zk n. an object in the landscape which, by its conspicuousness or convenience, servs as a guide in directing one's course when voyaging in a balloon or air- ship.

land-sailing 'laend^ee-lirj adj. habitually sailing or soaring over the land or land-area; capable of sailing over the land : as, *land-sailmg birds.

landscape 'laend,skeep n. a view or prospect of natural inland scenery such as can be taken in at a glance from one point of view; the portion of the earth's surface seen by, or in sight for, an observer at any particular moment.

landsman 'laendzmgn n. [plural landsmen} one who hvs or stays on the land or surface of the earth, as distinguisht from air-sailors or airmen; an earthman.

land-surface 'Isend^Bzfis n. a surface which is of land rather than of water; the ground; the terrain: distinguisht from wat erf surf ace. compare land surface, under surface.

land-wind 'laend,wind n. a wind blowing from the land sea- ward ; a land-breeze.

lap Iscp. a single round or turn of a flying-course or cir- cuit of flight; one of the number of turns round a race-

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