landing
 登陸,碼頭,降落


 landing
 降落


 landing
 著陸 定位


 Land v. t. [imp. & p. p. Landed; p. pr. & vb. n. Landing.]
 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
    I 'll undertake to land them on our coast.   --Shak.
 2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
 3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.


 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.


 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.

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 landing
      n 1: an intermediate platform in a staircase
      2: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
         goods [syn: landing place]
      3: the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the
         plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was
         catlike"
      4: the act of coming to land after a voyage