landfall en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlænd.fɑl/ (US)
- /ˈlænd.fɔl/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlænd.fɔːl/ (UK)
Etymology
From land + fall.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.
We made landfall at the most god-forsaken, barren, desolate, and hellish location possible to image; and we were grateful, anything to get off that ship!
old stereotypes about American Indian culture that non-Indians have been creating and collecting since Columbus' landfall.
1986 February 15, Patricia Clark Smith, “A Fresh Wind in the Museum: The Sacred Hoop”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 39, page B7:Lighthouses are usually the first aids seen when making landfall.
- (countable, uncountable) The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
- (countable, uncountable) A landslip.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| landfalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (21)
fr arrivée à terre (place at which a storm reaches the land) · es recalada (arrival of a ship at the shore) · it raggiungere la terraferma (place at which a storm reaches the land) · mi ūnga ki uta (arrival of a ship at the shore) · es arribada (arrival of a ship at the shore) · fi rantautuminen (arrival of a ship at the shore) · mi ūnga (arrival of a ship at the shore) · sv angöring (arrival of a ship at the shore) · gd fradharc-tìre (arrival of a ship at the shore) · cs přistání (arrival of a ship at the shore) · es aterrada (arrival of a ship at the shore) · es arribaje (arrival of a ship at the shore) · cmn 登陆 (arrival of a ship at the shore) · de Landung (arrival of a ship at the shore) · mi kitenga whenua (First land discovered after a sea voyage) · hu partot érés (arrival of a ship at the shore) · it attracco (arrival of a ship at the shore) · it il toccare terra (place at which a storm reaches the land) · fi rantautumispaikka (place at which a storm reaches the land) · ga teacht i dtír (arrival of a ship at the shore) · it approdo (arrival of a ship at the shore)