ascent vs landing

ascent

noun
  • The act of ascending; a motion upwards. 

  • An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy 

  • The ascender height in a typeface. 

  • The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness 

  • The way or means by which one ascends. 

  • An eminence, hill, or high place. 

landing

noun
  • An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object. 

  • A place on a shoreline where a boat lands. 

  • A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another. 

How often have the words ascent and landing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )