TopicTyphoon & storms
landfall · /land.fɔl/
landfall
landfall/land.fɔl/noun
the moment a tropical cyclone reaches land
le moment où un cyclone tropical atteint la terre
Wind and surge impacts often peak near landfall.
Les impacts du vent et de la surcote culminent souvent près du landfall.
Examples
The typhoon is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning.
Damage was greatest within hours of landfall.
Evacuations finished before landfall began.
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