landing gear

noun

: the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water

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To minimize bouncing at touchdown, the MMX's exploration module is equipped with four-legged landing gear with shock absorption features. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Beyond supplying payload deployment structures — the hardware that helps a satellite, sensor, solar array or other payload survive launch and then deploy correctly in space — Applied Aerospace manufactures the landing gear components. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Among those shields is a whole tire from the landing gear from one of the planes that struck one of the towers and a portion of a steel beam, fashioned into a cross – both serving as a stark reminder of the attacks. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 The nose landing gear and right main landing gear touched down first, with a ground speed of 158 knots. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landing gear

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landing gear was in 1911

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landing gear

noun
: the part that supports the weight of an aircraft or spacecraft when on the ground

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