Landfall

Definition of 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.

Related Words

coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore
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