Kilo Lingo

/ateriˈθaɾ/

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Translation

to land

Word origin

From a- plus tierra ('earth, ground'), from Latin terra, coined to mean bringing an aircraft down to the ground.

Origin
Latin
Root
terra
English cognates
terrain, terrestrial, territory

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

.

The plane is going to land in ten minutes.

.

The pilot managed to land despite the storm.

Madrid .

We landed in Madrid at eight in the morning.

¿ ?

What time does your flight land?

helicóptero tejado .

The helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital.

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This word is part of lesson 61.