landfall

FREQ #41535

n. 初见陆地, 到达陆地, 着陆

发音

UK /ˈlænd.fɔːl/
其它
US /ˈlænd.fɔl/
US /ˈlænd.fɑl/

词形变化

landfalls 复数 landfalls

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A landslip.

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  2. 2.

    An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

    登陆

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    We made landfall at the most god-forsaken, barren, desolate, and hellish location possible to image; and we were grateful, anything to get off that ship!

    Lighthouses are usually the first aids seen when making landfall.

  3. 3.

    The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.

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  4. 4.

    The first land discovered after a sea voyage.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

coast sighting seashore seacoast

相关短语

make landfall makes landfall making landfall made landfall

词源

From land + fall.

来源：wiktionary