landfall

名词 landfall:

1. the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
2. the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)

1. An island of the central Bahamas in the West Indies. It is generally identified as the first landfall of Christopher Columbus(October12,1492).
   圣萨尔瓦多，沃特灵斯岛西印度群岛中巴哈马的一个岛屿，普遍认为它就是克里斯多弗·哥伦布航海中见到的第一片陆地(1492年10月12日)
2. We made a landfall at dusk after three weeks at sea.
   在海上航行三周後的一个黄昏，我们看到了陆地。
3. Our next landfall should be Jamaica.
   我们下一靠岸处应是牙买加。

land.fall

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight.
初见陆地：在经过航海或飞行后看到或接触到陆地的动作或瞬间
The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight.
看到或到达的陆地：在航行或飞行后看到的或到达的陆地