landfall — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   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!

   Lighthouses are usually the first aids seen when making landfall.

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   old stereotypes about American Indian culture that non-Indians have been creating and collecting since Columbus' landfall.

2. The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. The first land discovered after a sea voyage.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Obsolete
   • Uncountable

4. A landslip.

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   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)

   Broader terms

   seashorecoastseacoastsea-coast

2. the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)

   Broader terms

   sighting