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landfall

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun landfall has 2 senses
  1. landfall - the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
    --1 is a kind of
    seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast
  2. landfall - the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
    --2 is a kind of
    sighting

Definitions from the Web

Landfall

Definition: The act of a ship reaching land after a voyage at sea.

Sense 1: The first sighting or occurrence of land during a sea journey.

Example sentence: After weeks at sea, the sailors celebrated when they finally made a landfall.

Sense 2: The point or place where a ship arrives and touches land.

Example sentence: The port of New York is a frequent landfall for many international cargo ships.

Sense 3: The act of coming to rest or making a touchdown on land, especially for aircraft.

Example sentence: The plane's smooth landing marked a successful landfall after a long flight.

Sense 4: The point or area where a hurricane or tropical cyclone makes landfall.

Example sentence: The coastal cities were bracing themselves for the impending landfall of the hurricane.

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