landfall
noun
land·fall
ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯl 
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
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From the deck of the boat, we saw our first landfall.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
After landfall, Sara weakened into a tropical depression and eventually degenerated into a remnant low over Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
The Imperial College Researchers found that climate change had increased Hurricane Milton’s wind speeds at landfall by almost 11 miles per hour, or 10%, and upped Hurricane Helene’s wind speeds at landfall by about 13 miles per hour, or 11%.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Snow White makes theatrical landfall at something of a corporate inflection point for Disney.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfall. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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landfall
noun
land·fall
ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯl
1
: a sighting or making of land after a voyage or flight
2
: the land first sighted on a voyage or flight
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