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splashdown

noun splash·down \ˈsplash-ˌdan\

: the landing of a spacecraft in the ocean

Full Definition of SPLASHDOWN

:  the landing of a manned spacecraft in the ocean
splash down intransitive verb
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First Known Use of SPLASHDOWN

1959

Rhymes with SPLASHDOWN

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