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landfall
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land·fall
/
ˈlændˌfɔl
/
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[
land
-fawl
]
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noun
1.
an approach to or sighting of
land
:
The ship
will
make its landfall at noon tomorrow.
2.
the
land
sighted or reached.
3.
a landslide.
Origin:
1620–30;
land
+
fall
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landfall
(ˈlændˌfɔːl)
—
n
1.
the act of sighting or nearing land, esp from the sea
2.
the land sighted or neared
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
landfall
"sighting of land," 1620s, from
land
(v.1) +
fall
(v.) in the sense of "happen."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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