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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After passing just north of Madagascar on December 13, Chido made direct landfall on northern Mayotte the following morning.
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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Beryl – More than 40 deaths after landfall in Matagorda County, Texas on July 8.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
According to Accuweather, the storm could make U.S. landfall along the central Louisiana coast and moving north into Alabama, Mississippi and possibly Tennessee.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024
The human toll of disaster has never been clearer with the tragic loss of more than 250 lives from just the last two hurricanes to make U.S. landfall.
—Trevor Riggen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Beryl – More than 40 deaths after landfall in Matagorda County, Texas on July 8.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
According to Accuweather, the storm could make U.S. landfall along the central Louisiana coast and moving north into Alabama, Mississippi and possibly Tennessee.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024
The human toll of disaster has never been clearer with the tragic loss of more than 250 lives from just the last two hurricanes to make U.S. landfall.
—Trevor Riggen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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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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