landfall

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A landslip.

Translations

chegada em terra

deslizamiento de tierra

الوصول إلى اليابسة

بلوغ اليابسة؛ الاقتراب من الأرض-

انهيار أرضي-

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlænd.fɔːl/
Etymology

From land + fall.

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