landing stage

noun

1. a floating platform used as a wharf.

landing stage

noun

1. a platform used for landing goods and passengers from a vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of landing stage¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Interpreters put off to meet them and escorted them to the landing-stage, where the District Governor waited to receive them.

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Yielding to an impulse, Hadria alighted at the landing-stage and walked on through the little town towards the palace.

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He got to his feet instantly and sprinted up the landing stage.

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Directly above was the roof, and but a few paces distant, the landing stage!

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Sweating and bloody, Shelby drew himself to the roof and staggered over to the landing stage.

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