Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planetfall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: plan-et-fall
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of a planet.

Example Sentences

"“Listen up, grunts. We'll be making planetfall in T-minus three minutes. You'll be joining the war against the Scourge, an alien race of soulless, ruthless automatons.”"

Etymology

From planet + fall, by analogy with landfall.

Questions

What does planetfall mean?: The arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of a planet.
Where does planetfall come from?: From planet + fall, by analogy with landfall.

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