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planetfall|ˈplænɪtfɔːl|
[f. planet n.1 + -fall as in landfall.]
A landing upon a planet after a journey through space.
1954‘J. Christopher’ 22nd Cent. 98 The Lucas did not normally make planet-falls. Ibid. 123 Smoking was strictly prohibited from take-off until planet-fall. 1960K. Amis New Maps of Hell (1961) i. 19 A few writers..arrange for their travellers to put themselves into..deep freeze until just before planetfall. 1974M. Caidin (title) Planetfall. |