landfall

arrivo sulla terraferma

Momento o luogo in cui una tempesta che si sposta sul mare raggiunge la terraferma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Espressioni comuni: make landfall, hurricane landfall, landfall near somewhere

approdo, avvistamento della terra

Arrivo di una nave a terra, oppure primo avvistamento della terra dalla nave.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Espressioni comuni: make landfall, first landfall, landfall at something

frana

Massa di terra o roccia che scivola giù lungo un pendio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: landslide, landslip

Espressioni comuni: sudden landfall, heavy landfall