Typhoon Megi makes landfall in the Philippines.
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Landfall
//ˈlænd.fɔl//
Synonyms for "landfall" (3 found)
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Translations
20 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 登陆 noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Czech
1 entries- přistání noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Finnish
2 entries- rantautuminen noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- rantautumispaikka noun (place at which a storm reaches the land)
German
1 entries- Landung noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Hungarian
1 entries- partot érés noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Irish
1 entries- teacht i dtír noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Italian
4 entries- approdo noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- attracco noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- il toccare terra noun (place at which a storm reaches the land)
- raggiungere la terraferma noun (place at which a storm reaches the land)
Māori
3 entries- kitenga whenua noun (First land discovered after a sea voyage)
- ūnga noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- ūnga ki uta noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fradharc-tìre noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Spanish
4 entries- arribada noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- arribaje noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- aterrada noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
- recalada noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Swedish
1 entries- angöring noun (arrival of a ship at the shore)
Sample sentences
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The death toll in Puerto Rico grew in the three months following Maria’s landfall on the island due in part to the lack of electricity and potable water as well as access to medical facilities and medical care.
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Cristobal made landfall Wednesday on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
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“Laura is expected to be a major hurricane at landfall,” said the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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