#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ RANDOM

Definitions for landfallˈlændˌfɔl

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

land•fallˈlændˌfɔl(n.)

  1. an approach to or sighting of land.

    Category: Nautical, Navy

  2. the land sighted or reached.

    Category: Nautical, Navy

  3. a landslide.

Origin of landfall:

1620–30

Princeton's WordNet

  1. landfall(noun)

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

  2. landfall(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. landfall(Noun)

    Arrival at the shore by ship.

  2. landfall(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Landfall(noun)

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

  2. Landfall(noun)

    sighting or making land when at sea

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"landfall." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/landfall>.

The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for landfall: