different between hellish vs landfall

hellish

English

Etymology

hell +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?l??/

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

  1. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
    I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Synonyms

  • awful
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • nightmarish
  • infernal

Antonyms

  • heavenly

Related terms

  • see hell

Translations

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landfall

English

Etymology

land +? fall

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?lænd.f??l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?lænd.f?l/, /?lænd.f?l/

Noun

landfall (countable and uncountable, plural landfalls)

  1. Arrival at the shore by ship.
    We made landfall at the most god-forsaken, barren, desolate, and hellish location possible to image; and we were grateful, anything to get off that ship!
    Lighthouses are usually the first aids seen when making landfall.
  2. The point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
  3. (obsolete) The first land discovered after a sea voyage.
  4. A landslip.

Derived terms

  • make landfall

Translations

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