landfall
noun
land·fall
ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯl 
1
: a sighting of land after a voyage or flight
2
: a reaching of land (as by a traveler, craft, or storm)
3
: the land first sighted on a voyage or flight
Examples of landfall in a Sentence
From the deck of the boat, we saw our first landfall.
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Defining that need before landfall may shorten the time required to match a system to the problem.
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On the forecast track, Arthur is expected to move northeast along the Texas coast today before making landfall over southwest Louisiana by tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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The detention facility opened on July 3, 2025, one month after the start of that year’s hurricane season, which concluded without any storms making landfall in Florida.
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The storm made landfall with gusts of 50 mph, and was expected to dump up to 3 inches of rain in parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
On the forecast track, Arthur is expected to move northeast along the Texas coast today before making landfall over southwest Louisiana by tonight, according to the National Hurricane Center.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 June 2026
The detention facility opened on July 3, 2025, one month after the start of that year’s hurricane season, which concluded without any storms making landfall in Florida.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The storm made landfall with gusts of 50 mph, and was expected to dump up to 3 inches of rain in parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
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“Landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfall. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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landfall
noun
land·fall
ˈlan(d)-ˌfȯl
1
: a sighting or making of land after a voyage or flight
2
: the land first sighted on a voyage or flight
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