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landfall.

An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlænd.fɔːl/UK/ˈlænd.fɔl/US/ˈlænd.fɑl/US
  1. An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

    countable · uncountable
    We made landfall at the most god-forsaken, barren, desolate, and hellish location possible to image; and we were grateful, anything to get off that ship!
  2. The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The first land discovered after a sea voyage.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. A landslip.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From land + fall.

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