a smooth landing

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• smooth — smooth1 W3 [smu:ð] adj comparative smoother superlative smoothest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(surface)¦ 2¦(happening without problems)¦ 3¦(movement)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5¦(liquid mixture)¦ 6¦(sound)¦ 7¦(taste)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• smooth — 01. The skin of a snake is not rough or slimy; in fact, it is quite dry and [smooth]. 02. We were worried that there would be a lot of disagreement at the meeting, but everything went quite [smoothly]. 03. There was no wind, so the surface of the …   Grammatical examples in English

• landing mat — noun : a mat of metal mesh or interlocking pierced steel planking used for making quickly assembled all weather airplane runways * * * landing mat, a mat of meshed steel that can be joined to others to form a smooth landing surface for aircraft… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• landing field — n. a field provided with a smooth surface to enable airplanes to land and take off easily …   English World dictionary

• landing — n. coming down to earth 1) to make a landing 2) a belly; bumpy; crash; emergency; forced; hard; instrument; pancake; safe; smooth; soft; three point landing 3) a parachute landing level part of a staircase 4) on a landing * * * [ lændɪŋ] bumpy… …   Combinatory dictionary

• landing field — noun a place where planes take off and land • Syn: ↑airfield, ↑flying field, ↑field • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation • Hyponyms: ↑airport, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• smooth — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ She smoothed his hair gently. ▪ away, out ▪ Use an iron to smooth out any creases …   Collocations dictionary

• landing — noun 1 of an aircraft ADJECTIVE ▪ bumpy, hard, rough ▪ crash, emergency, forced ▪ safe, smooth …   Collocations dictionary

• landing field — an area of land large and smooth enough for the landing and takeoff of aircraft. [1920 25] * * * …   Universalium

• landing field — land′ing field n. aer. an area of land large and smooth enough for the landing and takeoff of aircraft • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang