Meaning & use
Landfall
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The first sighting or reaching of land after a journey by sea or air, or the point where a storm system moves onto land.
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The sailors cheered when they finally made landfall after three weeks at sea.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall near the coast early tomorrow morning.
A note on using this word
Meteorologists use 'landfall' specifically to mark the moment a storm's center crosses from water onto land, which affects storm warnings and evacuation timing.
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