Prelanding

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before the landing of a vehicle. not-comparable

    "The object appeared after a series of routine prelanding procedures in which the crew tested the steering jets, a test that often shakes loose objects from the spacecraft."

Example

More examples

"The object appeared after a series of routine prelanding procedures in which the crew tested the steering jets, a test that often shakes loose objects from the spacecraft."

Etymology

From pre- + landing.

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