landfall

land·fall

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [land-fawl]
- /ˈlændˌfɔl/
- /ˈlænd.fɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land-fawl]
- /ˈlændˌfɔl/

Definitions of landfall word

noun landfall an approach to or sighting of land: The ship will make its landfall at noon tomorrow. 1
noun landfall the land sighted or reached. 1
noun landfall a landslide. 1
noun landfall An arrival at land on a sea or air journey. 1
noun landfall ship: arrival 1
noun landfall ship: arrival 1

See all 17 definitions of landfall

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Origin of landfall

First appearance:

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30; land + fall

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Parts of speech for Landfall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Landfall

landfall popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for landfall

noun landfall

arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
landing — any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest.
touchdown — Football. an act or instance of scoring six points by being in possession of the ball on or behind the opponent's goal line.
docking — the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair.
mooring — the act of mooring.

All 10 Synonyms of landfall