Landing and Launch

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Landing noun - A structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers.

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Launch is an antonym for landing.

Nearby Words: land, landed, landfall

Launch noun - A rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket).

Usage example: the reporters held their collective breath as they silently watched the space shuttle's launch

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Landing is an antonym for launch.

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

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