Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landfall

/ˈlænd.fɔl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: land-fall
IPA: /ˈlænd.fɔl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The first land discovered after a sea voyage.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States.

Example Sentences

"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."
"old stereotypes about American Indian culture that non-Indians have been creating and collecting since Columbus' landfall."
"The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on January 15, 2026, that zebra mussel larvae, known as veligers, were detected in Tanners Lake, a heavily used urban water body that borders the community of Landfall in Washington County."

Etymology

From land + fall.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlænd.fɔl/
British English: /ˈlænd.fɔːl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

landfalls (plural)

Phrases

make landfall

Questions

How do you pronounce landfall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlænd.fɔl/.
What does landfall mean?: An arrival at the shore by a ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.
Where does landfall come from?: From land + fall.

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