landfall

English Thesaurus

1. the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sighting,
definition	:	the act of observing (noun.act)

2. the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water) (noun.object)

hypernym	:	coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore,
definition	:	the shore of a sea or ocean (noun.object)