The Collaborative International Dictionary
A good landfall
Landfall \Land"fall\, n.
A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.
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(Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea.
A good landfall (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.
Usage examples of "a good landfall".
There was not merely the imminent thrill of discovering whether he had made a good landfall.
You hoped for luck and nodded your head knowingly if you made a good landfall.