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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Tropical Storm Chantal did make landfall, causing some major flooding in North Carolina.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lorena is forecast to make landfall much sooner, bringing heavy rainfall across Mexico through Friday.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Authorities in Vietnam plan to evacuate more than 586,000 people from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and Danang, where the typhoon is forecast to make landfall early on Monday, state media reported.
—CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Much like Erin, this tropical storm is not expected to make landfall before dying out next week.
—Peter Aitken
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lorena is forecast to make landfall much sooner, bringing heavy rainfall across Mexico through Friday.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Authorities in Vietnam plan to evacuate more than 586,000 people from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and Danang, where the typhoon is forecast to make landfall early on Monday, state media reported.
—CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Much like Erin, this tropical storm is not expected to make landfall before dying out next week.
—Peter Aitken
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Make landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20landfall. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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