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splash down

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

splash′ down′,

Aerospaceto land in a body of water in a returning spacecraft.
Aerospace(of a spacecraft) to land in a body of water.

1955–60, American.

splash•down (splash′doun′),USA pronunciation n.

Aerospacethe landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, esp. the ocean.
Aerospacethe exact place where such a landing is made.
Aerospacethe time of such a landing.

noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase splash down 1959

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