Synonyms for landfall
ˈlændˌfɔlland·fall

Princeton's WordNet

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)

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1. • Seashore
   • Sighting

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1. David Roth:

   It's maintained its strength and wind speeds overnight, and it looks like it's headed for landfall at Panama City, (Florida), it'll probably hit land either mid or late afternoon.

2. 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.

3. Ryan Maue:

   There's a huge difference between a (Category) 3 and 5 when it makes landfall, barbuda is an example of that. It was wiped.

4. Mark Lowcock:

   Cyclone Kenneth marks the first time two cyclones have made landfall in Mozambique during the same season, further stressing the government's limited resources.

5. John Bel Edwards:

   While we ultimately don't know where Tropical Storm 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.