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atterraggio

landing

noun aht-tehr-RAHJ-joh Rare

Usage Note

Atterraggio is the act of an aircraft touching down; the opposite is decollo (takeoff). The verb is atterrare. Note the double 'r' and double 'g' in spelling — atterraggio follows the -aggio pattern common to action nouns derived from -are verbs (parcheggio, passaggio).

Examples

"L'atterraggio è stato molto morbido."

Natural Translation

The landing was very smooth.

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