landfall
noun
land·​fall
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Definition of landfall
1
: a sighting of land after a voyage or flight
2
: a reaching of land (as by a traveler, craft, or storm)
3
: the land first sighted on a voyage or flight
Examples of landfall in a Sentence
From the deck of the boat, we saw our first landfall.
Recent Examples on the Web
The others were Subtropical Storm Andrea, which formed in May, and Hurricane Barry, which made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Louisiana on July 13. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Tropical Storm Chantal forms over north Atlantic," 21 Aug. 2019 Typhoon Lekima made landfall early Saturday in Zhejiang province, with winds gusting up to 115 mph. — NBC News, "Typhoon Lekima deaths rise to 44 in eastern China," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'landfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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landfall
noun
English Language Learners Definition of landfall
: the land that is first seen or reached after a journey by sea or air
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