make landfall
Storm hits coast
Make landfall is what a storm or ship does when it reaches land after traveling over water.
Hurricanes make landfall when their eye crosses the coastline: The hurricane made landfall near Galveston.
Ships and explorers make landfall when they arrive at shore after a voyage: Columbus made landfall in the Bahamas.
storm
Violent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- tropical stormOrganized oceanic wind system
- eye wallHurricane's fiercest circular band
storm surge · evacuation · coastal flooding · wind damage · barometric pressure · forecast · tracking · category
hurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- tropical stormOrganized oceanic wind system
eye wall · storm surge · evacuation · coastal flooding · wind damage · barometric pressure · forecast · tracking · category · intensification
shore
Land bordering water
anchorage · dock · pier · berth · mooring · disembarkation · quay · wharf · marina · jetty