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landing

nounmasculine/pɐtɐˈmaɾ/medium

pa·ta·mar

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Definitions

1A level floor area between two flights of stairs.
He stopped to rest on the stair landing.
The elevator only stops at the main landing.
syn
stair landing
Common collocations
stair landingupper landingmain landing
2A level, plane, or stage reached, especially in an evolutionary process.
Sales have stabilized at a new plateau.
The negotiations reached a decisive plateau.
syn
levelstageplatform
Common collocations
new plateauhigher plateaureach a plateaudevelopment plateau

Etymology

Do latim vulgar '*patamare', de origem incerta, possivelmente relacionado com 'pata' (pé).