landfall

• n. 着陆；[水运] 初见陆地；到达陆地

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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