landfall
n. C / U B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫændˌfɔɫ// UK //lˈændfɔːl// land·fall
n. the moment when a ship or a storm finally reaches land after being over the ocean.
n. the first sighting or arrival at land after a journey across the sea, or the point at which a tropical cyclone's centre moves over a coastline.
The hurricane made landfall early this morning.
After three weeks at sea, the crew celebrated as they finally made landfall on the coast of Portugal.
Meteorologists predicted that the storm would make landfall as a category three hurricane, bringing significant storm surges to the low-lying coastal communities.
From land + fall.
Usage
Commonly used with the verb 'make' ('to make landfall').