slapdown (English, noun)
expansion: slapdown (plural slapdowns)
Senses:
glosses: An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The period after the initial impact of an object with a surface through the subsequent impact of the object on that surface, as an aircraft landing or a container falling.
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
seismology
glosses: The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance.
Forms:
form: slapdowns
tags: plural
form: slap down
tags: alternative
form: slap-down
tags: alternative