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Landfall   /lˈændfˌɔl/   Listen
Landfall

noun
1.
The seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water).
2.
The first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water).





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... Providence, which, from the fact that it alone possesses a perfectly safe harbour for vessels drawing more than 9 ft., has always been the seat of [v.03 p.0209] government when it was not the headquarters of lawlessness. San Salvador, however, claims historical precedence as the landfall of Columbus on his memorable voyage. Cat Island was long supposed to be the island first reached by Columbus (12th October 1492) and named by him San Salvador. Then the distinction was successively transferred ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 - "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" • Various
... with his three ships from Palos in an effort to reach the Far East by sailing west; on October 12, he made his first landfall in the New World and claimed ...
— Getting to know Spain • Dee Day


Words linked to "Landfall" :   coast, seashore, sighting, seacoast, sea-coast


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