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landfall Definition

land·fall (land′fôl′)

noun

  1. a sighting of land from a ship at sea
  2. the land sighted
  3. a landing by ship or airplane

landfall Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: He departed from St John's in Newfoundland, finally making landfall on the west coast of Ireland 76 days later.

Adjective modifier

  • first: Christopher Columbus planted the Spanish flag on San Salvador upon his first landfall in the Americas in 1492.
  • major: Also, an above-average probability of U.S. major hurricane landfall is anticipated " .
  • near: Although the mainland lies closer at 20 miles, the nearest landfall is in dense jungle.

Preposition: on

  • coast: He departed from St John's in Newfoundland, finally making landfall on the west coast of Ireland 76 days later.
  • side: He had made landfall on the eastern side of this very large island by the early morning of June 11th.

Preposition: in

  • region: Katrina was the most feared of all meteorological events, a major hurricane making landfall in a highly-populated low-lying region.