landfall

American  

[land-fawl] / ˈlændˌfɔl /

noun

1. an approach to or sighting of land.

   The ship will make its landfall at noon tomorrow.

2. the land sighted or reached.

3. a landslide.

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landfall British  

/ ˈlændˌfɔːl /

noun

1. the act of sighting or nearing land, esp from the sea

2. the land sighted or neared

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Etymology

Origin of landfall

First recorded in 1620–30; land + fall

Example Sentences

Also notable, it was the first time since 2015 when no hurricane made landfall in the United States.

From BBC

The same weather system that passed through Indonesia, now downgraded from a tropical storm to a depression, made landfall early on Friday morning, dumping more rain on the already-sodden region.

From Barron's

But weather authorities said Sunday it was unlikely the cyclone would make landfall and would gradually break apart in the coming days.

From Barron's

The cyclone was travelling towards the Northern Territory for the past few days and was expected to make landfall as a category 2 tropical cyclone.

From Barron's

After Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida the following month, major airlines were again able to get cancellation rates back to low levels within two days, according to Cirium’s data.

From The Wall Street Journal