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Definitions for: Landing [n] the act of coming to land after a voyage
[n] the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"
[n] structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
[n] an intermediate platform in a staircase
Webster (1913) Definition: Land"ing, a.
Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
from a vessel.
Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
take the fish from the water after being hooked.
Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a
wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
lying beside the stage.
Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the
landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.
Land"ing, n.
1. A going or bringing on shore.
2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3.
Synonyms: landing place
See Also: aircraft landing, airplane landing, arrival, construction, debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment, dock, dockage, docking facility, harbor, harbour, haven, landing approach, landing stage, platform, seaport, splashdown, staircase, stairs, stairway, steps, structure, touchdown
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