landing place
- noun
:
lugar de desembarco
- The harbor had a designated landing place where fishermen could bring their boats to unload the daily catch.
Examples
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After a long journey, the boat finally reached the landing place, allowing the passengers to disembark safely.
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The government built a new landing place for cruise ships to facilitate the arrival of tourists to the island.
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Our first target will be the initial landing place outside L.A.
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As it's been, the only realistic landing place for Ortiz remains the Red Sox.
Blog text (14) -
Through the British West Indies—1804 of where it was thought the illustrious navigator's foot had first touched the New World: "A small Indian village, consisting of six houses, then stood near the landing place, surrounded by trees, exhibiting the appearance of gardens."
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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1.6
A platform by the water where boats tie up to load or unload
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2.6
A platform at the edge of the water where boats stop to let people or goods on and off
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6.7
A long platform by the water where ships stop to load and unload
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3.4
An area next to a dock where boats are loaded or unloaded
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5.8
A place where a boat can be tied to stay still
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3.0
A place where vehicles stop to pick up or drop off goods and people
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5.2
A platform by the water where people and goods get on and off boats
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3.7
A place in a harbour where ships stop to be loaded, unloaded, or repaired
A place by the water where ships stop to load people or goods
A place in a harbor where ships stop for loading, unloading or repairs
A place where a boat is tied to the shore or a buoy
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'landing' (the place or act of coming ashore) combined with 'place' (a location) transparently yields 'a place for landing boats.' This is a productive, cross-linguistically common noun–noun construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun landing place comes from a simple picture: a boat 'landing' on the shore at a safe 'place' where people and goods step off. That's why it means a spot where boats come ashore to load or unload today.