landfall
pronunciation
How to pronounce landfall in British English:
UK [ˈlændfɔ:l]
How to pronounce landfall in American English:
US [ˈlændˌfɔl]
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- Noun:
- the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
- the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
Word Origin
- landfall (n.)
- "sighting of land," 1620s, also "the first land 'made' on a sea voyage;" from land (v.1) + fall (v.) in the sense of "happen." From the days of imprecise nautical navigation. Land-fall. The first land discovered after a sea voyage. Thus a good land fall implies the land expected or desired; a bad landfall the reverse. [John Hamilton Moore, "The New Practical Navigator," London, 1814] Of hurricanes, by 1932.
Example
- 1. It is expected to make landfall late monday .
- 2. Ike made landfall in texas more than four months ago .
- 3. Irene alsoappeared likely to become the first hurricane-force storm to make landfall in new england since 1991 .
- 4. Katrina affected an area roughly the size of great britain and made landfall six days after it formed .
- 5. A category 3 hurricane can push a storm surge of 9 to 12 feet ( 2.7 to 3.7 meters ) tall ashore at landfall .