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.
landing net
n : a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured
fish from the water