LANDFALL

landfall. Landfall, n. land first seen as vessels approach

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Land″fall (?), n. 1. 1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.
2. 2. (Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea.
A good landfall (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.