landfall

[Eng. land, and fall.] 1. Ord. Lang.: A sudden transference of property in land by the death of a rich man. 2. Naut .: The first land descried after a voyage. land-flood, *land-flode, s . [English land , and flood .] An overflow of water on land, arising from the swelling of streams, rivers, .; an inundation "The sable land flood from some swamp obscure." Scott: Vision of Don Roderick, xxxix.