landfall
英 ['læn(d)fɔːl]
美 ['lænd'fɔl]
landfall 滑坡，着陆land,土地，fall,滑落。即滑坡，同时也用于指着陆，特别是长期航海后回到陆地。
- landfall (n.)
- "sighting of land," 1620s, also "the first land 'made' on a sea voyage;" from land (v.1) + fall (v.) in the sense of "happen." From the days of imprecise nautical navigation.
Land-fall. The first land discovered after a sea voyage. Thus a good land fall implies the land expected or desired; a bad landfall the reverse. [John Hamilton Moore, "The New Practical Navigator," London, 1814]
Of hurricanes, by 1932.
- 1. After three weeks they made landfall on the coast of Ireland.
- 三个星期之后，他们登上了爱尔兰的海岸。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. By the time we had made landfall the boat looked ten years older!
- 等到我们登陆时，这艘船看似已老了10年！
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We made a landfall at dusk after three weeks at sea.
- 在海上航行叁周后的一个黄昏,我们看到了陆地.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Our next landfall should be Jamaica.
- 我们下一靠岸处应是牙买加.
来自辞典例句
- 5. It made landfall at Plover Cove reservoir at 3 pm.
- (?风)于下午三时在船湾淡水湖登陆.
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