landing zone

collocation in English

meaningsoflandingandzone

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landing
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlæn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈlæn.dɪŋ/
the fact of an aircraft arriving on the ground or a boat ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition oflandingandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Beyond that is each team'slandingzone.
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Others crashed on landing on the unfamiliarlandingzone.
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Cavaiani unhesitatingly volunteered to remain on the ground and direct the helicopters into thelandingzone.
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They immediately attacked the communists, who were in a wooded area north of thelandingzone.
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The helipad is made of aluminum and itslandingzonedimensions are 50 x 50.
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The original target was changed for a helicopterlandingzone, some distance eastward.
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More marines were airlifted into thelandingzoneunder continuous communist fire.
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The pilot attempted to avoid powerlines after a car appeared to be in thelandingzone.
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The next most likely cause of injury is flying into something other than thelandingzone.
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They have completed reprofiling thelandingzoneangle with filling the soil from 41 to 36.
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Members also take courses in helicopter operations, aerial delivery, and aslandingzone/drop zone controllers.
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The capsule appeared to touch down about 276 miles (444 km) from its plannedlandingzone.
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The non-participating team member must help guide them to thelandingzoneusing flares.
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Players draw paths along the field to direct each aircraft to its designatedlandingzone.
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Helicopter traps were often deployed in trees surrounding a potentiallandingzone, triggered by an observer, or the rotor's wash.
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The skiers board the helicopter and are lifted off and carried to alandingzoneon the mountain.
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The helicopter in which the team was riding in came under heavy fire as it approached thelandingzone.
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Another lesson identified included the need to thoroughly prepare an unsecurelandingzoneby fire prior to insertion.
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The friendly ground force, pinned down by enemy fire, had been unable to reach and secure thelandingzone.
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Zabitosky repeatedly exposed himself to their fire to adjust suppressive helicopter gunship fire around thelandingzone.
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Alandingzonewas then established by the cavalry with the evacuation of the casualties finally completed after midnight.
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Using the railway station, they were able to arrive at alandingzone, where a helicopter waits.
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On race day is thelandingzonefor all post-race events including the awards ceremony, refreshments, post-race results, musical entertainment and more.
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The troop deployment system is via alandingzoneand/or an airport which unlocks and is used to deploy more advanced units.
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Police reached them after 15 minutes and managed to clear alandingzonefor a helicopter which transported them the rest of the way.
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