splashdown (redirected from splashdowns)

splash·down  (splshdoun)

n.

The landing of a spacecraft or missile in water.

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splashdown [ˈsplæʃˌdaʊn]

n

1. (Astronautics) the controlled landing of a spacecraft on water at the end of a space flight

2. (Astronautics) the time scheduled for this event

vb splash down

(Astronautics) (intr, adverb) (of a spacecraft) to make a splashdown

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

splashdown - a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight landing - the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"

Translations

splashdown [ˈsplæʃdaʊn] N → amaraje m, amerizaje m

splashdown [ˈsplæʃdaʊn] n → amerrissage m

splashdown [ˈsplæʃˌdaʊn] n → ammaraggio