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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Land Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A going or bringing on shore. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. The level part of a staircase, at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. an intermediate platform in a staircase Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the act of coming to land after a voyage Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 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. 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going, onshore. Landing charges, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded from avessel.-- Landing net, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to take thefish from the water after being hooked.-- Landing stage, a floating platform attached at one end to a wharfin such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide, and thusfacilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel lying beside thestage.-- Landing waiter, a customhouse officer who oversees the landing ofgoods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter. Source: adambom
  12. 12. n:100 n. an intermediate platform in a staircase n. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods n. the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface) n. the act of coming to land after a voyage Source: ecdict

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