landfall

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But--and here comes in the villainy of the scheme--as soon as a landfall is made, you are to be quietly knocked on the head and hove over the side to prevent all further trouble.

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  1. noun The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight.
  2. noun The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight.

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  • More than six months after Hurricane Ike made landfall, there are people who insist that the —  The Daily News - News
  • The day before Hurricane Ike made landfall, the pre-surge from the storm cut off the evacuation route off the peninsula because Highway 87 was inundated. —  The Daily News - News
  • Ahead of Ike's landfall, around 2.6 million people were evacuated - 22 per cent of the country's 11.4 million population. —  Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories
  • The consensus has moved north since yesterday, with Corpus Christi in the crosshairs for landfall, which is anticipated to occur early Saturday. —  Lockergnome
  • After Ike makes landfall, the National Guard is ready to provide life-sustaining assistance to the affected areas, said Chief Master Sgt. Gonda Moncada, a spokesperson for the Texas National Guard. —  GlobalSecurity.org
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/ˈlændfɔl/
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