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Noun: landing gear  'lan-ding,geer
  1. An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
    "The landing gear deployed smoothly as the plane prepared to touch down"

Derived forms: landing gears

Type of: undercarriage

Part of: aeroplane [Brit], airplane [N. Amer], plane

Encyclopedia: Landing gear