'Landfall' definitions:

Definition of 'landfall'

(from WordNet)
noun
The seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water)
noun
The first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water)

Definition of 'Landfall'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Landfall, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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