Explore Splashdown through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like landing. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Splashdown meaning
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
Synonyms of Splashdown
Using Splashdown
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
- Useful related words include: landing.
- In the example corpus, splashdown often appears in combinations such as: splashdown in, the splashdown, after splashdown.
Context around Splashdown
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Splashdown
- In this selection, "splashdown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, assisted, controlled, hard, quaywest, return and sites stand out and add context to how "splashdown" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hard splashdown in the and a safe splashdown in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "splashdown" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with splashdown
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Splashdown of Electron's first stage confirmed! (7 words)
That’ll include launch, docking, splashdown, and recovery operations. (9 words)
Make a bigger splash at Splashdown Quaywest this summer – see you on the slides! (14 words)
SpaceX announced on the evening of Aug. 27 that it was postponing the launch of Polaris Dawn at least two days, to no earlier than Aug. 30, citing unfavorable weather in splashdown zones off the Florida coast for the Crew Dragon spacecraft. (42 words)
After reentry, jettison mechanisms will generate enough thrust to push the cover away from the spacecraft and allow the three main parachutes to unfurl, stabilizing and slowing the capsule to 20 mph or less for a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. (42 words)
Splashdown Quaywest, hailed as the UK's biggest outdoor waterpark and nestled just a pebble's throw from Goodrington Beach in Paignton, Devon, is topping the list of must-see destinations for thrill-seekers this summer season. (37 words)
Make a bigger splash at Splashdown Quaywest this summer – see you on the slides! (14 words)
Splashdown of Electron's first stage confirmed! (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
After about 20 hours of flight, Dragon made a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of the US state of Florida Friday.
Make a bigger splash at Splashdown Quaywest this summer – see you on the slides!
Moments after separation, the first stage flipped around and began lining up for a planned controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico,, closer to the Texas coast.
Radioing in moments after splashdown, she said: “That was one heck of a ride.
The Super Heavy booster will likely make a hard splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico about eight minutes after liftoff.
America's Biggest Little Water Park, SplashDown features water rides for all ages and fun for the whole family.
Grebenkin flew back to Moscow shortly after splashdown, but in a social media post just after the crew’s return to Earth, he was smiling and said to be in good shape.
However, evidence suggests that the spacecraft was lost while returning to Earth, before making the splashdown in the Indian Ocean that SpaceX intended for.
SpaceX announced on the evening of Aug. 27 that it was postponing the launch of Polaris Dawn at least two days, to no earlier than Aug. 30, citing unfavorable weather in splashdown zones off the Florida coast for the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Splashdown Quaywest, hailed as the UK's biggest outdoor waterpark and nestled just a pebble's throw from Goodrington Beach in Paignton, Devon, is topping the list of must-see destinations for thrill-seekers this summer season.
The company said it lost contact with the spacecraft as it neared its goal, a splashdown in the Indian Ocean, about an hour after lift-off from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border.
After reentry, jettison mechanisms will generate enough thrust to push the cover away from the spacecraft and allow the three main parachutes to unfurl, stabilizing and slowing the capsule to 20 mph or less for a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken were suited up on Sunday in preparation for the splashdown of the Crew Dragon capsule carrying them home to Earth from the International Space Station.
In August, Discovery and Science Channel went live once again to simulcast of the splashdown return of the SpaceX Crew Dragon, an event that also ranked as the no.
Parachutes will slow the capsule down from 17,500 mph while in orbit to just 15 mph at splashdown.
Splashdown of Electron's first stage confirmed!
That’ll include launch, docking, splashdown, and recovery operations.
There are several potential splashdown sites in the Gulf with four to the west of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.
Those date are tentative, he said, and dependent on weather conditions at the splashdown sites.
Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed.
Common combinations with splashdown
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- splashdown in 7×
- the splashdown 4×
- after splashdown 3×
- splashdown of 3×
- splashdown and 3×
- at splashdown 2×
- splashdown quaywest 2×
- splashdown features 2×
- retro-style splashdown 2×
- splashdown their 2×