Landfall

Word LANDFALL
Character 8
Hyphenation land fall
Pronunciations /ˈlænd.fɔːl/

Definitions and meanings of "Landfall"

What do we mean by landfall?

The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight. noun

The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight. noun

The reaching of land by an oceanic storm or a part, especially the eye, of a storm. noun

A land-slide or land-slip. noun

Nautical, an approach or a coming to land, in the course or at the end of a sea-voyage; also, land so approached or reached. noun

A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner. noun

Sighting or making land when at sea. noun

The sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation. noun

Arrival at the shore by ship. noun

The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land. noun

The first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) noun

The seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water) noun

Arrival at the shore by ship.

The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.

The first land discovered after a sea voyage.

A landslip.

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The word "landfall" in example sentences

Forecasters said the likelihood that Alberto will become a hurricane prior to landfall is decreasing. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Do all you liberals actually think that a hurricane making landfall is reason for every Republican in America to drop what they are doing, clear their agendas and rush to the site of the destruction? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Now, while I’ll be the first to admit that hurricanes are lethal and forewarning of possible landfall is more than helpful, the constant firing of distress signals by the media tends to dull our fears. ❋ Unknown (2006)

MYERS: Well, I think we can -- we can safely call landfall now, Tony. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And we make landfall, which is -- which means that the center of the eye makes landfall, touches land somewhere. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The area where the hurricane made landfall, which is across the border in Nicaragua, we spoke to a person there, the minister of health, who is there holed up in a hospital. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Because even far away from the forecast track landfall, which is pretty far to the south of here, they're going to easy get winds of (INAUDIBLE) if not hurricane force. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This really what it does is allows federal funds, supplies, resources, people to be in place in Texas, even before this makes landfall, which is really a great advantage, a criteria that has to be met. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The media riot that followed the Katrina landfall was a disgrace to your profession. ❋ Unknown (2005)

So the storm could strengthen to a category five long before landfall, which is expected at 2: 00 a.m. Tuesday and south of Cancun and Cozumel, north of the Honduras and north of the Belize/Mexico border. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Wilma is now a Category 2 storm, but it is expected to intensify as it draws closer to landfall, which is projected before sunrise tomorrow. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And eventually, as we approach landfall, which is likely to occur between about 7: 00, 8: 00 a.m. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And the eye wall, itself, now coming onshore, probably another, 45 minutes to an hour, the Hurricane Center will be able to call landfall, somewhere right here in Louisiana. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And, of course, calling landfall in this part of the world is difficult, as Chad points out. ❋ Unknown (2005)

MYERS: At the Hurricane Center just ten seconds ago or a minute ago, they did officially call landfall for us, officially live on CNN. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The President declared the disaster before the hurricane even made landfall, which is an extreme rarity. ❋ Jessica (2005)

Still probably a couple hours from official, what we would call landfall, or swampfall, if you will, down here. ❋ Unknown (2005)

What the intensity of this storm is when it makes landfall, that is yet to be seen. ❋ Unknown (2005)

So it's going to be very strong, indeed, as the system gets closer and closer to making landfall, which is expected later on today. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Just as the bigger side of the eye gets over the land compared to the smaller side, that's when the Hurricane Center called the landfall itself. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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