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landfall

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land·fall  (lndfôl)
n.
1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight.
2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight.
landfall
Noun
the act of sighting or nearing land, esp. from the sea
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Noun1.landfall - the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore - the shore of a sea or ocean
2.landfall - the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
sighting - the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"


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The Departure is not the ship's going away from her port any more than the Landfall can be looked upon as the synonym of arrival.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Fifteen of the boys were to be landed at Su'u and with wild gesticulations and cries they began to recognize and point out the infinitesimal details of the landfall of the only spot they had known on earth prior to the day, three years before, when they had been sold into slavery by their fathers, uncles, and chiefs.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
He had watched hour after hour since first New York had risen out of the blue indistinctness of the landfall.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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