make landfall

phrase

: to reach land after a journey by sea or air

They made landfall on the fourth day of their journey.

Examples of make landfall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noul was the third typhoon to hit China and make landfall within a month, after Bavi and Maysak. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Imagine a Category 3 hurricane forecast to make landfall on a stretch of coast within a day and a half. — Derek Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Tropical Storm Bertha is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana before moving toward Texas later in the week. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Storm track, intensity Bertha will most likely track along the Gulf Coast and make landfall by late Wednesday night as a weak tropical storm near southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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