Definitions for landfall
ˈlændˌfɔlland·fall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. landfallnoun

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

2. landfallnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. landfallnoun

   Arrival at the shore by ship.

2. landfallnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Landfallnoun

   A sudden translation of property in land by the death of a rich man.

   Etymology: land and fall.

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1. landfall

   Landfall is the event of a storm, specifically a cyclone, hurricane, or typhoon, reaching land after being over water. It can also refer to the first sight or reaching of land from sea by a vessel or an aircraft.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Landfallnoun

   a sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner

2. Landfallnoun

   sighting or making land when at sea

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1. Landfall

   Landfall is the event of a storm moving over land after being over water. When a waterspout makes landfall it becomes a regular tornado, which can then cause damage inland. When a fair weather waterspout makes landfall it usually dissipates quickly as it loses the inflow of warm air into the vortex.

Matched Categories

1. • Seashore
   • Sighting

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of landfall in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of landfall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of landfall in a Sentence

1. Clare Nullis:

   We do expect it will weaken before it makes landfall. It will probably be more on the lines of Category 1. But even so there will be very high gale force winds in an area that is just not used to seeing this, the winds are a threat but we expect the biggest impact will be from the very, very, very serious rainfall. I've seen some reports that the area might get the equivalent of more than a year's worth of rainfall in a couple of days.

2. Evan Myers:

   Kottlowski said. How fast or slow this non-tropical system moves will be an important factor on where Irma is steered this weekend into next week. The speed of this feature will determine when and how much Irma gets pulled northward or whether Irma continues on more of a westward track. This amount of uncertainty means that the entire southern and eastern U.S. should monitor Irma this week. Residents along the coast are urged to start preparing and making sure plans are in place to deal with the worst case scenario. This includes plans on how to evacuate and what is important to bring with you and your family. As we saw just 10 days ago with Harvey, it is important to be ready to evacuate, Evan Myers said. Be prepared with a list of items you would need to take if you had 30 minutes' notice or one hour's notice or six hours or a day to evacuate. Due to Irma following so closely on Irma's heels and since FEMA and other government resources will be strained, more preparation and storm aftermath may rest on individuals, Evan Myers said. It may be crucial to evacuate ahead of the storm, so preparation is key. If Irma were to make landfall as a Category 4 or 5 storm somewhere in the U.S., it would be in historical territory. The U.S. has not sustained a direct hit from two Category 4 or above hurricanes in more than 100 years.

3. John Bel Edwards:

   While we ultimately don't know where Sally will make landfall, much of Southeast Louisiana is in the storm's cone and the risk of tropical storm force or hurricane strength winds continues to increase. This storm has the potential to be very serious.

4. Matthew Smith:

   The boat should arrive in Malaysian waters in the next week, assuming it doesn't come under distress or make landfall in Thailand, this is a tremendously dangerous journey.

5. Janey Camp:

   Hurricanes don’t move through like typical storm events; they are these massive events with a lot of rainfall, and sometimes they move fairly slowly once they make landfall and drop a lot of rain on communities that may not have infrastructure prepared to handle that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=landfall
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Landfall
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=landfall
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landfall
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=landfall