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Synonyms

landing stage

American  

noun

  1. a floating platform used as a wharf.

landing stage British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of landing stage

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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In New York, Tolkan studied under Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg at the famed Actors Studio and started landing stage roles before working his way to the big screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

It happened in the early hours when the boat hit the Mersey Ferries landing stage in Liverpool.

From BBC • May 18, 2022

Dinklage stayed in New York and soon was landing stage work and the occasional low-budget film.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2012

Plunging into the water the great mass of steel piled up such a backwave that it swamped a landing stage on which 200 men, women and children were crowded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Gorringe and his workmen had built a landing stage at the edge of the water.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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