landfall

entrada en tierra

Momento o lugar en que una tormenta que avanza por el mar llega a tierra.

En inglés sencillo: The moment or place where a storm moving over the sea reaches land.

• The hurricane made landfall last night.
• Strong winds damaged homes near the point of landfall.
• Forecasters expect landfall along the southern coast.

Cómo se usa: make landfall in/near somewhere (The storm made landfall near the capital.)

Expresiones frecuentes: make landfall, hurricane landfall, landfall near somewhere

recalada, avistamiento de tierra

Llegada de un barco a tierra, o primera vez que se ve tierra desde él.

En inglés sencillo: The arrival of a ship at land, or the first sight of land from a ship.

• The ship made landfall at dawn.
• Our first landfall was a small island.
• After weeks at sea, the crew celebrated landfall.

Cómo se usa: make landfall at/in somewhere (We made landfall at a quiet bay.)

Expresiones frecuentes: make landfall, first landfall, landfall at something

deslizamiento de tierra

Masa de tierra o roca que se desliza cuesta abajo.

En inglés sencillo: A mass of earth or rock sliding down a slope.

• A landfall blocked the road.
• Heavy rain caused a landfall on the hillside.
• The village suffered several landfalls that winter.

Sinónimos: landslide, landslip

Expresiones frecuentes: sudden landfall, heavy landfall