Splashdown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splashdown is a noun meaning The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
Meaning
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
Example Sentences
To get back to Earth, the space capsule had to withstand predicted temperatures of about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit and slow down from nearly 25,000 miles per hour — or more than 30 times the speed of sound — to a gentle 19 mph or so before splashdown.
Word Forms
- splashdowns
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splash-and-dash, splashout, drop-in, upsplash, nosedive, splat.
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