make landfall

Verb

Meaning

(meteorology) (of a storm) to reach land

(nautical) (of a ship) to arrive on shore, or sight the shore

Examples

We were put here as witnesses to the miracle of life. We see the stars, and we want them. We are beholden to give back to the universe.... If we make landfall on another star system, we become immortal. Ray Bradbury

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