landfall

上陸

海上を進む嵐が陸地に達する時点、またはその場所。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： make landfall in/near somewhere (The storm made landfall near the capital.)

よく使う表現： make landfall, hurricane landfall, landfall near somewhere

陸地到達、陸地初認

船が陸地に到着すること、または船から初めて陸地が見えること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： make landfall at/in somewhere (We made landfall at a quiet bay.)

よく使う表現： make landfall, first landfall, landfall at something

地滑り

土や岩の塊が斜面を滑り落ちること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： landslide, landslip

よく使う表現： sudden landfall, heavy landfall