Definitions

splash down

VERB

crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump collapse collide ditch dive drop hurtle meet overturn plunge slip smash topple tumble

STRONG

lurch overbalance pancake pitch prang sprawl upset washout

WEAK

bite the dust crash-land drive into fall flat fall headlong fall prostrate give way go in plough into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend rise

VERB

land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dock settle touch down

STRONG

alight berth debark disembark ground pilot steer thump

WEAK

bring in check in come ashore come down come in come to berth descend upon drop anchor flatten out get down level off light on make land put down put in set down set on deck sit down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend take off

Example Sentences

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They will end the mission with a splash down in the Pacific Ocean.

From BBC

The astronauts, known as Crew 11, are expected to splash down off the coast of California in the early hours of Thursday local time.

From BBC

It is expected to splash down in just under 24 hours.

From BBC

Axiom Space said the craft would splash down in the ocean off the coast of California and a vessel would then pick it up.

From BBC

Dragon is on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down off the southern coast of California near Oceanside at ~10:44 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

splash down

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