Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun landfall

2 senses of landfall

Sense 1
landfall -- (the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water))
       => seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast -- (the shore of a sea or ocean)

Sense 2
landfall -- (the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water))
       => sighting -- (the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported")