make landfall
idiom
: to reach land after a journey by sea or air
They made landfall on the fourth day of their journey.
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Path Of Totality Beginning in the Atlantic Ocean, the approximately 160-mile (275-km) wide path of totality will make landfall around the Strait of Gibraltar, bringing totality to southern Spain, Gibraltar and Morocco.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Super Typhoon Kong-rey could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island
Kong-rey is the third typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan this year after Krathon and Gaemi.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The hurricane is expected to make landfall on the west coast of the Florida peninsula before moving through the middle of the state as a weaker-category hurricane.
—Samantha Neely, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
News Peg The push to correct and discourage misinformation comes as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning on the central Gulf Coast of Florida, where many people are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Super Typhoon Kong-rey could sweep ‘almost the whole’ island
Kong-rey is the third typhoon to make landfall on Taiwan this year after Krathon and Gaemi.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
The hurricane is expected to make landfall on the west coast of the Florida peninsula before moving through the middle of the state as a weaker-category hurricane.
—Samantha Neely, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
News Peg The push to correct and discourage misinformation comes as Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning on the central Gulf Coast of Florida, where many people are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Make landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20landfall. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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