"splashdown" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-splashdown.ogg [Mid-Atlantic, US] Forms: splashdowns [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English splash downdeverb. English splashdown Deverbal from splash down. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|splash down|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English splash downdeverb. English splashdown [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "splash down", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "splashdown", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="splashdown"> Deverbal from splash down. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} splashdown (countable and uncountable, plural splashdowns)
  1. The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (landing in water): amaratge [masculine] (Catalan), laskeutuminen veteen (Finnish), Wasserung [feminine] (German), जलावतरण (jalāvatraṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), ammaraggio [masculine] (Italian), wodowanie [neuter] (Polish), amaragem [feminine] (Portuguese), amerissagem [feminine] (Portuguese), aquaplanagem [feminine, rare] (Portuguese), приводне́ние (privodnénije) [neuter] (Russian), amarizaje (Spanish), suya iniş (Turkish)

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