\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.