landfall

UK: /ˈlændˌfɔːl/ US: /ˈlændˌfɔl/ ,(land′fôl′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

land•fall /ˈlændˌfɔl/   n. [uncountable]

1. Nautical, Naval Terms an approach to or sighting of land.
2. Nautical, Naval Terms the land sighted.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

land•fall  (land′fôl′), n. 

1. Nautical, Naval Terms an approach to or sighting of land:
   The ship will make its landfall at noon tomorrow.
2. Nautical, Naval Terms the land sighted or reached.
3. a landslide.

• land + fall 1620–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

landfall / ˈlændˌfɔːl/ noun

1. the act of arriving on land after travelling through the air or over water (esp in the phrase make landfall)
2. the place where such an arrival is made