Also means
end up
Usage Note
landen is a planes-and-boats verb, the opposite of starten (to take off). Colloquially it also means to wind up somewhere: im Krankenhaus landen (to end up in hospital).
Examples
"Das Flugzeug landet pünktlich."
Natural Translation
The plane lands on time.
Literal Translation
The plane lands punctually.

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