landfall
English
/ˈlænd.fɔːl/, /ˈlænd.fɔl/
noun
Definitions
- Arrival at the shore by ship.
- The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
- (obsolete) The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
- A landslip.
Etymology
Compound from English land (real estate, urine) + English fall.
Origin
English
fall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Canuckland English
- Chicagoland English
- Cleveland English
- Curtisland English
- Damaraland English
- Dutchland English
- Egyptland English
- Elfland English
- Fingoland English
- Fiordland English
- Frankland English
- Freelander English
- Greekland English
- Greenland English
- Groveland English
- Hungarland English
- Iceland English
- Jockland English
- Kirkland English
- Kiwiland English
- La-La Land English
- Lappland English
- Lettland English
- Levelland English
- Matabeleland English
- Midland English
- Namaqualand English
- Netherlands English
- Northland English
- Northumberland English
- Pictland English
- Poland English
- Portland English
- Schengenland English
- Scotland English
- Seriland English
- Southland English
- Sundaland English
- Swaziland English
- Welshland English
- Westland English
- Wituland English
- Wolfland English
- Zululand English
- adland English
- airfall English
- airland English
- aland English
- ashfall English
- autoland English
- backfall English
- backland English
- befall English
- benchland English
- bergfall English
- birthland English
- blogland English
- bogeyland English
- bogland English
- bookland English
- borderland English
- bottomland English
- bowerland English
- broomland English
- brushland English
- bushland English
- byfall English
- byland English
- caneland English
- canyonland English
- catfall English
- chalkland English
- cloudland English
- clubland English
- coastland English
- copland English
- cornland English
- cotland English
- counterland English
- cradleland English
- croftland English
- cropland English
- cubeland English
- dairyland English
- deadfall English
- deadland English
- desertland English
- dewfall English
- dockland English
- dogfall English
- downfall English
- downland English
- dreamland English
- driftland English
- dryland English
- duneland English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- escapeland English
- evenfall English
- fairyland English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallstreak English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- farmland English
- fatherland English
- fenland English
- fernland English
- filmland English
- fireland English
- flagfall English
- flatland English
- fogfall English
- folkland English
- footfall English
- forbyland English
- foreland English
- forestland English
- freefall English
- gameland English
- gangland English
- gangsterland English
- geländeläufer English
- genderland English
- ghostland English
- gorseland English
- grainfall English
- grainland English
- grassland English
- grazeland English
- gumland English
- hailfall English
- hayland English
- headland English
- heartland English
- heathland English
- heteroland English
- highland English
- hinderland English
- hipsterland English
- homeland English
- icefall English
- infall English
- inland English
- island English
- jawfall English
- lackland English
- lakeland English
- land English
- land-farer English
- land-leech English
- land-salamander English
- landability English
- landable English
- landbank English
- landbanking English
- landbase English
- landbased English
- landbirding English
- landblink English
- landbound English
- landcare English
- landcover English
- landed English
- lander English
- landest English
- landeth English
- landfarming English
- landfast English
- landfill English
- landflood English
- landform English
- landfowl English
- landful English
- landfyrd English
- landgrab English
- landgrabber English
- landguard English
- landhold English
- landholder English
- landholding English
- landhopper English
- landish English
- landlady English
- landleaper English
- landless English
- landline English
- landliving English
- landlock English
- landlocked English
- landlord English
- landlouper English
- landly English
- landman English
- landmark English
- landmass English
- landowner English
- landowning English
- landplane English
- landrace English
- landrail English
- landreeve English
- landrush English
- landscape English
- landscrip English
- landshark English
- landside English
- landslide English
- landsliding English
- landslip English
- landsman English
- landspout English
- landspreading English
- landwaiter English
- landward English
- landwards English
- landwhale English
- lavafall English
- layland English
- leaffall English
- linksland English
- litterfall English
- lowland English
- magazineland English
- mainland English
- marshland English
- meadowland English
- merland English
- mid-fall English
- midland English
- mireland English
- misfall English
- misland English
- moorland English
- morning-land English
- mossland English
- motherland English
- mousefall English
- muckland English
- multiland English
- neckland English
- netherlands English
- neverland English
- nightfall English
- nonland English
- northland English
- offal English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- outland English
- overfall English
- overland English
- oxland English
- paddyland English
- parkland English
- pastureland English
- peatland English
- pineland English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- plainland English
- planetfall English
- playland English
- plotland English
- ploughland English
- plowland English
- portland English
- prairieland English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- quangoland English
- quarterland English
- rainfall English
- ranchland English
- rangeland English
- refall English
- reland English
- restaurantland English
- rimland English
- rockfall English
- rockland English
- sageland English
- scabland English
- scarpland English
- scrubland English
- sedgeland English
- shackland English
- shadowland English
- shareland English
- shoreland English
- shortfall English
- shrubland English
- sire-land English
- slobland English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- soapland English
- southland English
- spatfall English
- steppeland English
- stonefall English
- sunfall English
- swampland English
- tableland English
- thaneland English
- theaterland English
- theatreland English
- thirstland English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tideland English
- timberland English
- tofall English
- townland English
- treefall English
- tussockland English
- upland English
- userland English
- valleyland English
- vineland English
- washland English
- wasteland English
- waterfall English
- wetland English
- whalefall English
- wheatland English
- wildland English
- windfall English
- wineland English
- wonderland English
- woodland English
- Fall German
- Land German
- fallen German
- フォール Japanese
- ランド Japanese
- fal Middle English
- lond Middle English
- fal Volapük
- län Volapük
- fall
- land
- aland
- offal
- Poland
- infall
- refall
- faller
- landly
- byfall
- island
- lander
- adland
- onfall
- tofall
- landed
- inland
- upland
- befall
- oxland
- reland
- byland
- catfall
- airfall
- wetland
- gumland
- landeth
- misfall
- outfall
- falleth
- fallest
- rimland
- bogland
- dewfall
- ashfall
- landest
- prefall
- nonland
- copland
- sunfall
- dryland
- cotland
- Midland
- icefall
- airland
- jawfall
- landish
- Elfland
- Iceland
- hayland
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- merland
- outland
- layland
- landful
- fenland
- lowland
- pitfall
- midland
- fallout
- misland
- landman
- fallish
- fogfall
- cornland
- plowland
- woodland
- treefall
- landline
- folkland
- soapland
- evenfall
- slobland
- foreland
- deadland
- dockland
- pineland
- bergfall
- duneland
- cropland
- overland
- bushland
- tideland
- townland
- spatfall
- Pictland
- rockfall
- landcare
- downfall
- Wolfland
- landable
- rockland
- landlock
- landhold
- plotland
- landrail
- blogland
- fernland
- Jockland
- landsman
- neckland
- portland
- tidefall
- caneland
- hailfall
- highland
- snowfall
- backfall
- pratfall
- bookland
- footfall
- headland
- deadfall
- wildland
- freefall
- downland
- mainland
- filmland
- fireland
- vineland
- playland
- sageland
- Lappland
- landmark
- peatland
- landward
- landform
- homeland
- Westland
- clubland
- landmass
- Wituland
- wineland
- overfall
- landlady
- gameland
- rainfall
- landrush
- userland
- flatland
- landgrab
- flagfall
- washland
- fallrate
- farmland
- muckland
- landrace
- moorland
- landslip
- Zululand
- landfill
- Seriland
- landside
- windfall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- scabland
- landbase
- landlord
- Lettland
- autoland
- mossland
- backland
- landbank
- landfast
- landfowl
- gangland
- mireland
- Scotland
- Kiwiland
- landless
- landfyrd
- Portland
- Kirkland
- parkland
- cubeland
- lavafall
- leaffall
- lakeland
- lackland
- broomland
- southland
- scarpland
- coastland
- Southland
- landwhale
- fallboard
- landscrip
- landowner
- rangeland
- shackland
- grazeland
- benchland
- sire-land
- dreamland
- Levelland
- scrubland
- landblink
- landscape
- landreeve
- wheatland
- multiland
- landslide
- grainland
- Greekland
- bowerland
- gorseland
- grainfall
- heathland
- landbound
- mousefall
- thaneland
- wasteland
- paddyland
- landspout
- Swaziland
- swampland
- linksland
- shoreland
- Cleveland
- shortfall
- stonefall
- landflood
- earthfall
- Welshland
- fairyland
- landshark
- Groveland
- Sundaland
- brushland
- Egyptland
- plainland
- nightfall
- northland
- bogeyland
- marshland
- landguard
- waterfall
- sedgeland
- Dutchland
- cloudland
- ghostland
- driftland
- Greenland
- landcover
- grassland
- landwards
- landplane
- dairyland
- heartland
- whalefall
- shareland
- Fingoland
- smokefall
- neverland
- birthland
- tableland
- shrubland
- ranchland
- Frankland
- chalkland
- landbased
- forbyland
- Northland
- Fiordland
- croftland
- planetfall
- forestland
- Freelander
- litterfall
- escapeland
- Hungarland
- land-farer
- landowning
- heteroland
- wonderland
- meadowland
- valleyland
- landlouper
- canyonland
- shadowland
- land-leech
- landlocked
- Curtisland
- landwaiter
- Canuckland
- bottomland
- ploughland
- borderland
- fatherland
- fallstreak
- thirstland
- cradleland
- timberland
- motherland
- Damaraland
- steppeland
- desertland
- hinderland
- quangoland
- landliving
- landleaper
- landholder
- landhopper
- La-La Land
- genderland
- tussockland
- counterland
- theaterland
- quarterland
- landbirding
- netherlands
- landgrabber
- Netherlands
- prairieland
- landfarming
- landsliding
- throughfall
- hipsterland
- pastureland
- landability
- Chicagoland
- landbanking
- theatreland
- Namaqualand
- landholding
- Matabeleland
- fally-aparty
- gangsterland
- Schengenland
- magazineland
- morning-land
- geländeläufer
- landspreading
- restaurantland
- Northumberland
- land-salamander