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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Landing \Land"ing\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
on shore.
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{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.
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