Landen
Example: Das Flugzeug wird in zehn Minuten landen.
Definition
"Landen" means to bring an aircraft or other flying object down to the ground safely, often after a flight. For example, in the sentence 'Das Flugzeug wird in zehn Minuten landen,' it indicates the plane will touch down in ten minutes.
Etymology
The word "landen" comes from the Old High German 'landan,' meaning to come to land or to arrive on the ground. It shares roots with the English word 'land.' Did you know that the concept essentially captures the transition from air to earth, which has been important since the dawn of flight?
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"Landen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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