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Landfall

Landfall Meaning & Definition
Landfall Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Landfall?

[n] the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)
[n] the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)

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See Also | coast | seacoast | sea-coast | seashore | sighting

Landfall In Webster's Dictionary

\Land"fall\, n. 1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner. 2. (Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea. {A good landfall} (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.

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