Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Land \Land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Landing}.]
   1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft;
      to disembark; to debark.

            I 'll undertake top land them on our coast. --Shak.

   2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a
      fish.

   3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or
      reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the
      quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed
      in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.

Landing \Land"ing\, a.
   Of, pertaining to or used for, setting, bringing, or going,
   on shore.

   {Landing charges}, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded
      from a vessel.

   {Landing net}, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to
      take the fish from the water after being hooked.

   {Landing stage}, a floating platform attached at one end to a
      wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,
      and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel
      lying beside the stage.

   {Landing waiter}, a customhouse officer who oversees the
      landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.

Landing \Land"ing\, n.
   1. A going or bringing on shore.

   2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.

   3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a
      flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

   {Landing place}. me as {Landing}, n., 2 and 3.

Source : WordNet®

landing
     n 1: an intermediate platform in a staircase
     2: structure providing a place where boats can land people or
        goods [syn: {landing place}]
     3: the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the
        plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was
        catlike"
     4: the act of coming to land after a voyage