make landfall
idiom
: to reach land after a journey by sea or air
They made landfall on the fourth day of their journey.
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When Hurricane Melissa made history as the strongest storm ever to make landfall in Jamaica, the island nation’s biggest stars immediately sprang into action to help provide relief to their home’s most devastated areas.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
It is forecast to head northwest toward Taiwan, expected to make landfall over western Taiwan on Thursday before rapidly weakening over the Taiwan landmass and emerging near the Ryukyu Islands as a remnant low or weak tropical depression.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
More than 100,000 residents were evacuated across eastern and northern regions on Sunday, according to the Reuters news agency, where Fung-wong is forecast to make landfall from Sunday evening, local time.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
That storm is expected to make landfall either Friday night or Saturday morning, officials said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
It is forecast to head northwest toward Taiwan, expected to make landfall over western Taiwan on Thursday before rapidly weakening over the Taiwan landmass and emerging near the Ryukyu Islands as a remnant low or weak tropical depression.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
More than 100,000 residents were evacuated across eastern and northern regions on Sunday, according to the Reuters news agency, where Fung-wong is forecast to make landfall from Sunday evening, local time.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
That storm is expected to make landfall either Friday night or Saturday morning, officials said.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Make landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20landfall. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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