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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of landing stage

First recorded in 1855–60

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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

At 3 p.m. a landing stage at the Memorial Bridge collapsed, pitching a hundred people into the water.

From Time Magazine Archive

“There was a landing stage here,” he said to Hester.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

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