landfall
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landfall¹
- /ˈlænd.fɔːl/ UK
- /ˈlænd.fɔl/ US
- /ˈlænd.fɑl/ US
Where it comes from
From land + fall.
noun landfalls
- An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship. 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!
- The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
- The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
- A landslip.
Landfall²
Where it comes from
From land + fall, see landfall.
proper noun
- A city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on January 15, 2026, that zebra mussel larvae, known as veligers, were detected in Tanners Lake, a heavily used urban water body that borders the community of Landfall in Washington County.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: land, landing, earth, shore, fleet landing, wharf, call, weather shore, shipside, beachhead, shipboard, strand, embayment, berthing, brow, seaport
Translations
Every language
noun arrival of a ship at the shore
| Español | recalada, aterrada, arribada, arribaje |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 登陆 dēnglù |
| Deutsch | Landung |
| Italiano | approdo, attracco |
noun place at which a storm reaches the land
| Français | arrivée à terre |
|---|---|
| Italiano | il toccare terra, raggiungere la terraferma |
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