landing gear
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈlændɪŋ ɡɪr/
- Specialized
:
tren de aterrizaje
- After inspecting the landing gear, the technician confirmed it was safe for takeoff.
- retractable landing gear
And on the way back, we couldn't get our landing gear down, ironically.
- And on the way back, we couldn't get our landing gear down, ironically.
- This is due to a hydraulic issue through the landing gear.
- You need to drop the flaps, you know, get below certain airspeed, drop the landing gear.
Examples
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Attempting to put the landing gear down, he needed two green lights and got one.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm putting the landing gear down now.
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I need you to lower your landing gear down now, sir.
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Do not touch the landing gear.
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Part of our landing gear must have fallen off somewhere along the way.
Fiction book (1998) -
The sound you have just heard is landing gear locking into place.
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Our landing gear light is shining red, and we don't know what it means.
Fiction book (1998) -
Under those conditions, the landing gear would likely melt or otherwise disintegrate.
Blog text (21) -
They'll check us through their binoculars to see if our landing gear is intact.
Fiction book (1998) -
The Monomail, Boeing's first all-metal monoplane, had a cantilevered wing design, a streamlined fuselage, and retractable landing gear.
Academic text (2003)
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.1
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'landing' (the act of descending onto a surface) + 'gear' (equipment) yields 'equipment used for landing', which matches the given definition. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Landing gear is a very literal name: the gear (the wheels and equipment) a plane uses for landing, the parts that touch the runway and hold the aircraft. That's why landing gear means 'the wheels and support parts' a plane uses when it lands or sits on the ground.