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landfall

Pronunciation: /ˈlan(d)fɔːl/
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Definition of landfall

noun

  • 1an arrival at land on a sea or air journey: we planned a day with landfalls at Hrensko and Bad Schandau [mass noun]:he made landfall and fixed his position
  • 2a collapse of a mass of land; a landslide: a landfall had blocked off the river centuries back

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