atterrissage

Is atterrissage masculine or feminine?

l'atterrissage
/lateʁisaʒ/masculinelanding on the ground

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -age are usually masculine.
The suffix often marks an action, a result, or a collection.
98.8% of -age nouns are masculine
Exceptions

These end in -age too, but they are feminine.

l'imagelaplage

In context

  • Le décollage est plus facile que l'atterrissage.

    Taking off is easier than landing.

  • La vaisseau spatial a effectué un atterrissage parfait.

    The spaceship made a perfect landing.

  • Le nouvel aéroport comportera six pistes d'atterrissage.

    The new airport will have six landing strips.

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le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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