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BNC: 24770 COCA: 18236

landfall

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landfall /ˈlændˌfɑːl/ noun
plural landfalls
landfall
/ˈlændˌfɑːl/
noun
plural landfalls
Learner's definition of LANDFALL
: the land that is first seen or reached after a journey by sea or air(航海或飞行中)首次看见(或到达)的陆地
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BNC: 24770 COCA: 18236

landfall

noun

land·​fall ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯl How to pronounce landfall (audio)
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

Example Sentences

From the deck of the boat, we saw our first landfall.
Recent Examples on the Web Imagine that a hurricane makes landfall and cuts off a city from receiving gasoline for a few days. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 If a powerful storm makes landfall and damages a forest area, retired landowners who don’t depend on timber investment will not be inclined to spend money to clear the land. Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2022 Bonnie could also generate a minor ocean surge — or rise in water of 1 to 3 feet above normally dry land near and just north of where its center makes landfall. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 This storm is expected to make landfall in Mexico early Saturday evening, just south of Texas, and bring life-threatening flooding to Mexico. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2022 Mexico's weather service had warned earlier in the week that Grace could make the second landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. Fabiola SÁnchez, ajc, 21 Aug. 2021 On Thursday, attention was further diverted by the impending landfall of Hurricane Laura, a vicious Category 4 storm threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast. Justin Sink, Bloomberg.com, 27 Aug. 2020 As for major storms, CSU predicted the entire continental U.S. coastline has a 68% chance of seeing a Category 3 hurricane or higher make landfall. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 Almost three years ago, the Category 5 hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas with some of the strongest winds ever to make landfall in the Atlantic. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of landfall was in 1627
BNC: 24770 COCA: 18236

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