ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1.
a. : a sighting of land when at sea ; especially : the first sight of land after a voyage
time of landfall is the most interesting period in the voyage for the navigator — Benjamin Dutton
run your easting down and make your landfall — Alan Villiers
b. : the first sight of land after a water crossing by airplane
c. : a shore sighted from a ship at sea or an airplane over water
saw the bright island landfalls blooming under a sunny sky — David Dodge
2. : an approach to or landing on a shore
if the weather be thick, hesitate to attempt a dangerous landfall until the weather clears — G.W.Mixter
3. : landslide