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单词 landfall
释义 landfall
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
 a. : a sighting of land when at sea; especially : the first sight of land after a voyage
  < time of landfall is the most interesting period in the voyage for the navigator — Benjamin Dutton >
  < run your easting down and make your landfall — Alan Villiers >
 b. : the first sight of land after a water crossing by airplane
 c. : a shore sighted from a ship at sea or an airplane over water
  < saw the bright island landfalls blooming under a sunny sky — David Dodge >
2. : an approach to or landing on a shore
 < if the weather be thick, hesitate to attempt a dangerous landfall until the weather clears — G.W.Mixter >
3. : landslide
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