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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Forecasts anticipate landfall could happen around 2 p.m. local time on Thursday.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Some of the heaviest rain – 4 to 6 inches – is expected to fall over Taylor County, home of three hurricane landfalls between 2023 and 2024.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 July 2025
This can fuel rapid intensification and quick landfall, amping up the threat due to short warning lead times.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
The nonprofit mobilized 400 disaster workers ahead of the hurricanes’ landfall, anticipating them as some of the worst natural disasters to hit the area.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Some of the heaviest rain – 4 to 6 inches – is expected to fall over Taylor County, home of three hurricane landfalls between 2023 and 2024.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 July 2025
This can fuel rapid intensification and quick landfall, amping up the threat due to short warning lead times.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
The nonprofit mobilized 400 disaster workers ahead of the hurricanes’ landfall, anticipating them as some of the worst natural disasters to hit the area.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
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“Landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfall. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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