landfall

Definition of Landfall in English :

1. landfall

the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)

2. landfall

the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Landfall

noun

1.

the act of sighting or nearing land, esp from the sea

2.

the land sighted or neared

noun

1.

a sighting of land from a ship at sea

2.

the land sighted

3.

a landing by ship or airplane

n.

1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight.

2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight.

3. The reaching of land by an oceanic storm or a part, especially the eye, of a storm.