Meaning
landing; destination
- place where a boat lands
- arrival at a place after a journey
- final destination or outcome
In a sentence
Il piccolo porto è un approdo sicuro.
The small port is a safe landing place.
La barca ha trovato un approdo sicuro per la notte.
The boat found a safe landing place for the night.
Non abbiamo trovato un approdo vicino all'isola.
We didn't find a landing place near the island.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| approdo | masculine · singular |
| approdi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Concrete in travel and sea contexts; figurative in broader use.
- Common with porto, punto, luogo: punto di approdo.
- More formal than arrivo in figurative uses.