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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Landing \Land"ing\, n.
     1. A going or bringing on shore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
        flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [PJC]
  
     Landing place. me as Landing, n., 2 and 3.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Landing \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  landing place /lˈandɪŋ plˈeɪs/
  Podest  [constr.]
           Note: Austritt einer Treppe
     Synonyms: stair-head, stairs-head, stair top
  
           Note: for stairs

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  landing place /lˈandɪŋ plˈeɪs/
  Schiffsanlegestelle , Anlegestelle , Schiffsanlegeplatz , Anlegeplatz , Landeplatz  [naut.]
     Synonyms: landing stage, landing, levee
  
   see: landing places, landing stages, landings, levees
  

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