Landfall Meaning in English
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परिभाषा
When a storm, especially a hurricane or typhoon, reaches land after traveling over the sea. It can also mean the act of arriving at land after a journey by sea or air.
उपयोग और बारीकियां
'Landfall' is most commonly used in weather reports about storms. As a noun, it's rarely used in everyday conversation unless discussing storms or sea journeys. Typical phrases include 'make landfall' (for storms) and 'after landfall' (after the storm hits land). Not to be confused with 'landslide' (when earth moves down a slope).
उदाहरण वाक्य
The hurricane made landfall last night.
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They waited for landfall after sailing for days.
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After landfall, the storm quickly lost strength.
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We're tracking the storm's landfall on the news.
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The crew cheered when they finally made landfall.
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Looks like the typhoon will make landfall earlier than expected.
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