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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