landing clerk

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a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Judge Hinkle said “the Constitution requires the Clerk to issue such licenses.”
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Pages from the Quran fluttered in the air before landing gently on the rubble.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As a way to be more available to needy souls outside the church, Williams took a clerk job at Walgreens pharmacy.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where except at the quay near the custom house in London.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The office of clerk of the court is about to be sold, having been placed at fifteen hundred pesos.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
I've been sailing one way for ever so long, because I don't know how to turn around; but there's a landing-place just ahead.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
There were machine guns here which wiped out the landing parties whenever they tried to get ashore North of the present line.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton