make landfall
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: to reach land after a journey by sea or air
They made landfall on the fourth day of their journey.
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In other words, the hurricane may ultimately make landfall near the edge of the cone, and the forecast did its job.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Weather needs manpower Hurricane forecasting is a race against the clock, with specialists working to nail down exactly where and when a storm will make landfall, so emergency managers and other officials can evacuate coasts and keep people safe.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Dorian ultimately did not make landfall in the U.S. and stayed east of Florida.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
The way the probability of an impact is determined is much like how the National Weather Service determines the chances that a hurricane will make landfall.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Weather needs manpower Hurricane forecasting is a race against the clock, with specialists working to nail down exactly where and when a storm will make landfall, so emergency managers and other officials can evacuate coasts and keep people safe.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Dorian ultimately did not make landfall in the U.S. and stayed east of Florida.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
The way the probability of an impact is determined is much like how the National Weather Service determines the chances that a hurricane will make landfall.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Make landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20landfall. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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