Landing vs. Hallway — What's the Difference?

Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing", "touchdown"a or "splashdown" as well.

Another term for hall (sense 1 of the noun)

The act or process of coming to land or rest, especially after a voyage or flight.

A corridor in a building.

A termination, especially of a voyage or flight.

An entrance hall.

A site for loading and unloading passengers and cargo.

A corridor in a building that connects rooms.

Landings An amount of fish or shellfish harvested in a particular place during a particular period.

An interior passage or corridor in a building, onto which rooms open.

An intermediate platform on a flight of stairs.

An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open;

The area at the top or bottom of a staircase.

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.

A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

Present participle of land

Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore.

A going or bringing on shore.

A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.

The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

The act or process of bringing an aircraft to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with take-off.

An intermediate platform in a staircase

Structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

The act of coming down to the earth (or other surface);

The act of coming to land after a voyage