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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Hurricane Francine: Made landfall in Louisiana on Sept. 11 as a Category 2 hurricane near Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall before rapidly weakening after landfall.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Rafael was being steered by a ridge that extends from the Atlantic into the Gulf and a trough over the mainland U.S., thwarting what had once been predicted to be a landfall on the northern Gulf Coast.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
After landfall, the storm weakened to a Category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and was moving northwest at 13 mph.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead of a steady track to the northwest over the Gulf and a landfall along the northern Gulf Coast, two major forecast models are more consistently showing a significant shift to the west.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Rafael was being steered by a ridge that extends from the Atlantic into the Gulf and a trough over the mainland U.S., thwarting what had once been predicted to be a landfall on the northern Gulf Coast.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
After landfall, the storm weakened to a Category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph and was moving northwest at 13 mph.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead of a steady track to the northwest over the Gulf and a landfall along the northern Gulf Coast, two major forecast models are more consistently showing a significant shift to the west.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfall. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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