landing-place

The small boat approaches the landing-place by the riverbank.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A place where people or goods are landed: "landing-place" refers to a location, such as a dock, pier, or shore, where a boat, ship, or aircraft can be unloaded or where passengers can disembark.
   • A site for aircraft to land: Specifically, a designated area, like an airstrip or helipad, where aircraft can safely land.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ferry docked at the main landing-place on the island. (A specific location where the ferry unloads passengers and cargo.)
  • The helicopter used a small landing-place in the forest clearing. (A designated area for the aircraft to land safely.)

Advanced Usage

• "a natural landing-place": a location on a coast or riverbank that is naturally suitable for landing boats.

  • The explorers found a natural landing-place along the rocky shore. (A convenient spot where boats could be brought ashore without construction.)

• "the principal landing-place": the main or most important dock or pier in a port.

  • All goods are unloaded at the principal landing-place of the harbour. (The central location for handling cargo.)

Variants and Related Words

• Landing (n): the act of coming to land, or a platform at the top of a staircase.
  • The plane made a smooth landing on the runway. (The act of landing.)
• Landing stage (n): a small, often floating, structure used as a landing-place for boats.
  • The rowboat tied up at the wooden landing stage. (A specific type of landing-place.)
• Landing strip (n): a long, narrow area for aircraft to land and take off.
  • The pilot aimed for the landing strip in the desert. (A synonym for airstrip.)

Synonyms

• Dock: a structure extending into water for loading and unloading ships.
• Pier: a platform built out over water, used as a landing-place.
• Wharf: a structure by a shore where ships dock to load or unload.
• Airstrip: a small, simple runway for aircraft.

Related Idioms

• "to find a landing-place": to successfully locate a spot to disembark or land.
  • After hours at sea, they finally found a landing-place. (They reached a safe shore or dock.)

Notes

• The term "landing-place" is slightly formal or literary; in everyday speech, "dock," "pier," or "runway" are more common.