[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

landfall \land"fall\, n.
   1. a sudden transference of property in land by the death of
      its owner.
      1913 webster

   2. naut. sighting or making land when at sea.
      1913 webster

   a good landfall naut., the sighting of land in conformity
      with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.
      1913 webster
see also:
a good landfall 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

landfall
     n 1: the seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight over
          water
     2: the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage or
        flight over water

[3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

landfall, mn city, fips 35414
  location: 44.95010 n, 92.97745 w
  population 1990: 685 314 housing units
  area: 0.2 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

landfall, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
   population 2000:    700
   housing units 2000: 300
   land area 2000:     0.077806 sq. miles 0.201516 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.024254 sq. miles 0.062817 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.102060 sq. miles 0.264333 sq. km
   fips code:            35414
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             44.951063 n, 92.977038 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    landfall, mn
    landfall

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