Landfall - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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)

Based on WordNet 2.0

Landfall : \Land"fall\, n. 1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.

2. (Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea.

A good landfall (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Landfall, MN (city, FIPS 35414) Location: 44.95010 N, 92.97745 W Population (1990): 685 (314 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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