landing-stages

River — 25 miles away — landing-stages and steps, and the beacons from the mouth of the river, drifted south.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

The top landing-stages and terraces of the palace were almost obscured by the flashes of autocannon shells and the smoke and dust of projectiles.

Space Viking Piper, H. Beam 1963

The top landing-stages and terraces of the palace were almost obscured by the flashes of autocannon shells and the smoke and dust of projectiles.

Space Viking Piper, H. Beam 1963

He watched such a demonstration by screen; the pickup was evidently on one of the landing-stages of the palace, overlooking the wide parks surrounding it.

Space Viking Piper, H. Beam 1963

The landing-stages of the palace were crowded when he and Prince Bentrik landed, and, at a discreet distance, swarms of air-vehicles circled, creating a control-problem for the police.

Space Viking Piper, H. Beam 1963

Views of landing-stages, occupied by police and observed from aircars.

The Fuzzy Papers Piper, H. Beam 1962

From the 15th this staff carried out trials with amphibian tanks, landing-craft, landing-stages, and other special equipment in order to solve the problems of their operational and tactical use.

Operation Sea Lion Wheatley, Ronald 1958

Ships 'port-holes cleared themselves in the darkness, ships' lights gleamed green and red in high stars up in the crows'-nests, or at the shapeless bulk of dark bows, and white sheets of strong electric clearness lay over one or two landing-stages where craft was moored alongside and overtime work still continued.

The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery Marjorie Douie

Stepping into a gondola one sunny day, we glided past the marble palaces, at the landing-stages of which Venetian "water-carriages" were moored.

Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta W. Cope Devereux

Villas with charming gardens -- their tiny rickety landing-stages, bathing sheds, and tethered boats, adding fascination to the homely scene -- seem to welcome us to this land of fairy tales and the home of Hans Andersen.

Denmark M. Pearson Thomson