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
Examples of landfall in a Sentence
From the deck of the boat, we saw our first landfall.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The National Hurricane Center's answers to these questions drive key decisions about evacuation orders and storm preparations in the hours before landfall.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Alfred weakened while crossing the barrier island, but will make another landfall on or near Queensland’s Bribie Island by Saturday afternoon as a tropical low, according to the bureau.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
When Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the Americas, on an island today that is part of the Bahamas, there were no coconut palms in the Caribbean.
—Sarah Stodola, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfall. Accessed 26 Mar. 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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