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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Hurricane Kate cut across Cuba and made U.S. landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, on Nov. 22, 1985.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Rafael is forecast to swipe Jamaica Tuesday afternoon before intensifying into a hurricane near the Cayman Islands and strengthening further ahead of landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
The fine print: The margin of error is greater the further away landfall is.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Odisha’s Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Press Trust of India news agency before the storm’s landfall that around 300,000 people had been evacuated from vulnerable areas, adding that three districts were likely to be severely affected.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
Rafael is forecast to swipe Jamaica Tuesday afternoon before intensifying into a hurricane near the Cayman Islands and strengthening further ahead of landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
The fine print: The margin of error is greater the further away landfall is.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Odisha’s Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the Press Trust of India news agency before the storm’s landfall that around 300,000 people had been evacuated from vulnerable areas, adding that three districts were likely to be severely affected.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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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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