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  • 1landing area — 1. That part of the operational area within which are conducted the landing operations of an amphibious force. It includes the beach, the approaches to the beach, the transport areas, the fire support areas, the airspace occupied by close… …

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  • 2Landing at Cape Helles — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Landing at Cape Helles campaign=Gallipoli caption=Sedd el Bahr fort seen from the bow of the SS River Clyde during the landing at V Beach partof=First World War date=25 April, 1915 place=Cape Helles, Gallipoli,… …

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  • 3Landing at Nassau Bay — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Landing at Nassau Bay partof=World War II, Pacific War caption= date=June 30 July 6 1943 place=Nassau Bay area, Morobe Province, Territory of New Guinea result=Allied victory combatant1=flag|United States|1912… …

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  • 4landing field — noun a place where planes take off and land • Syn: ↑airfield, ↑flying field, ↑field • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation • Hyponyms: ↑airport, ↑ …

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  • 5landing — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… …

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  • 6Emergency landing — For other uses, see Emergency landing (disambiguation). Crash landing redirects here. For other uses, see Crash landing (disambiguation). JetBlue Airways Flight 292 making an emergency landing at LAX An emergency landing is a landing made by an… …

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  • 7Mousetail Landing State Park — Type Tennessee State Park Location Linden, TN Coordinates …

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  • 8Runway safety area — A runway safety area (RSA) or runway end safety area (RESA) is defined as the surface surrounding the runway prepared or suitable for reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the event of an undershoot, overshoot, or excursion from the runway …

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  • 9Mars landing — View from the NASA Phoenix lander in 2008 A Mars landing is a landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Of multiple attempted Mars landings by robotic, unmanned spacecraft, six were successful. There have also been studies for a possible… …

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  • 10Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …

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