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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Melissa became the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall Jamaica, surpassing Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988.
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Daniel Peck, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka this week, killing nearly 200 people, and is forecast to make landfall in southern India on Sunday, officials said.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 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
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Daniel Peck, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka this week, killing nearly 200 people, and is forecast to make landfall in southern India on Sunday, officials said.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 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
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“Make landfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20landfall. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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