1. the first sighting or reaching of land after a sea voyage
Usage: nautical
2. the arrival of a hurricane or storm at a coastline
Usage: meteorology

Examples

• The sailors celebrated their first landfalls after weeks at sea.
• Hurricane Maria made multiple landfalls along the Caribbean islands.
• Early explorers documented their landfalls in detailed ship logs.
• The storm’s landfalls caused significant damage to coastal communities.
• Weather forecasters predicted the hurricane’s landfalls would occur at dawn.
• Columbus’s landfalls in the Americas changed the course of history.