landing place

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

landing place
    n 1: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
         goods [syn: {landing}, {landing place}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Landing \Land"ing\, n.
   1. A going or bringing on shore.
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   2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
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   3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
      flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
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   4. (Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft
      to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a
      perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with {take-off}.
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   {Landing place}. me as {Landing}, n., 2 and 3.
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