'Landing waiter' definitions:

Definition of 'Landing waiter'

From: GCIDE
  • Landing \Land"ing\, a. Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going, on shore. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]