splashdown
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noun
1.
the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
2.
the exact place where such a landing is made.
3.
the time of such a landing.
Origin:
1959; noun use of verb phrase splash down
1959; noun use of verb phrase splash down
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| —n | |
| 1. | the controlled landing of a spacecraft on water at the end of a space flight |
| 2. | the time scheduled for this event |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (intr, adverb) (of a spacecraft) to make a splashdown |
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Splashdown
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
The splashdown and the swift rescue of all hands has occasioned a family glow in us all.
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