splashdown
[ splash-doun ]
/ ˈsplæʃˌdaʊn /
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noun
the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean: The footage of Apollo 11's splashdown was seen by millions across the United States.
the exact place where such a landing is made: The splashdown is expected to be American Samoa.
the time of such a landing: The splashdown was 2:04 p.m.
verb phrase splash down [splash-doun] /ˈsplæʃ ˈdaʊn/
(of a spacecraft or an astronaut) to land in a body of water, especially the ocean: The crew of Expedition 55 splashed down in the Pacific exactly as predicted at 10:43 this morning.
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Example sentences from the Web for splashdown
SpaceX said that the flight “will be carefully monitored at every step by SpaceX mission control” and will end in a splashdown off the Florida coast.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX announces a spaceflight intended to raise money for St. Jude hospital|Christian Davenport|February 1, 2021|Washington PostMarci jumped a foot out of the water, and her splashdown sent watery ripples rebounding off the cavern walls.
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British Dictionary definitions for splashdown
splashdown
/ (ˈsplæʃˌdaʊn) /
noun
the controlled landing of a spacecraft on water at the end of a space flight
the time scheduled for this event
verb splash down
(intr, adverb) (of a spacecraft) to make a splashdown
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Idioms and Phrases with splashdown
splash down
Land in water, as in The spacecraft splashed down within a few hundred yards of the pickup point. The splash in this idiom alludes to the impact of a solid body on water. [c. 1960]
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