landfall
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.
- (countable, uncountable) The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
- (countable, uncountable) A landslip.
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlænd.fɔːl/
Etymology
From land + fall.
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