Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
LANDFALL
landfall
(noun) the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
landfall
(noun) the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
landfall (countable and uncountable, plural landfalls)
Arrival at the shore by ship.
The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
(obsolete) The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
A landslip.
Source: Wiktionary
Land"fall, n.
1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: Sighting or making land when at sea. A good landfall (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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