"landfall" meaning in English

See landfall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlænd.fɔːl/ [UK], /ˈlænd.fɔl/ [US], /ˈlænd.fɑl/ [US] Forms: landfalls [plural]
Etymology: From land + fall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|land|fall}} land + fall Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} landfall (countable and uncountable, plural landfalls)
  1. An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (arrival of a ship at the shore): 登陆 (dēnglù) (Chinese Mandarin), přistání [neuter] (Czech), rantautuminen (Finnish), Landung [feminine] (German), partot érés (Hungarian), teacht i dtír [masculine] (Irish), approdo [masculine] (Italian), attracco [masculine] (Italian), ūnga (Maori), ūnga ki uta (Maori), fradharc-tìre [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), recalada [feminine] (Spanish), aterrada [feminine] (Spanish), arribada [feminine] (Spanish), arribaje [masculine] (Spanish), angöring (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-landfall-en-noun-MT8RausS Disambiguation of 'arrival of a ship at the shore': 94 1 4 1
  2. The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (place at which a storm reaches the land): rantautumispaikka (Finnish), il toccare terra [masculine] (Italian), raggiungere la terraferma (Italian)
    Sense id: en-landfall-en-noun-AFSsZX1i Disambiguation of 'place at which a storm reaches the land': 3 58 32 7
  3. (obsolete) The first land discovered after a sea voyage. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (First land discovered after a sea voyage): kitenga whenua (Maori)
    Sense id: en-landfall-en-noun-t8LzzJgh Disambiguation of Nautical: 37 8 50 5 Disambiguation of 'First land discovered after a sea voyage': 1 3 93 4
  4. A landslip. Tags: countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: make landfall

Inflected forms

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