make landfall
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: to reach land after a journey by sea or air
They made landfall on the fourth day of their journey.
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The storm is expected to make landfall in central Vietnam, just north of the city of Quy Nhon, late on Thursday and early on Friday, when the JTWC estimates its intensity could drop from 90 to 20 knots.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
That storm is expected to make landfall either Friday night or Saturday morning, officials said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
The typhoon is forecast to make landfall on Thursday night in Vietnam’s central regions, which have already suffered heavy floods that killed at least 40 people and left six others missing over the past week.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
With peak sustained winds of 185-mph, Melissa became one of the two strongest Atlantic storms on record to make landfall, according to the preliminary data.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
That storm is expected to make landfall either Friday night or Saturday morning, officials said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
The typhoon is forecast to make landfall on Thursday night in Vietnam’s central regions, which have already suffered heavy floods that killed at least 40 people and left six others missing over the past week.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
With peak sustained winds of 185-mph, Melissa became one of the two strongest Atlantic storms on record to make landfall, according to the preliminary data.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Make landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20landfall. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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