splash down
splash down · splashes down · splashed down · splashing down
To land in waterTo land in water.
» If a seaplane could splash down there, we could evacuate the few residents in two hours.
Meaning
2 sensesTo land in water.
(idiomatic)To appear, seemingly from nowhere.
Examples
2 sentencesIf a seaplane could splash down there, we could evacuate the few residents in two hours.
After a flight of 8 days, 3 hours, and 19 minutes, Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24 at 12:51 E.D.S.T.
deNach einer Flugdauer von 8 Tagen, 3 Stunden und 19 Minuten vollzog Apollo 11 am 24. Juli um 12.51 Uhr östlicher Sommerzeit (USA) eine Wasserlandung im Pazifik. — Waldelfe
Forms
splashes down, splashing down, splashed down, splashed down| Base form | splash down · to splash down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | splashes down |
| Present participle | splashing down |
| Past simple | splashed down |
| Past participle | splashed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- splash aroundгребти, веслуватиTo spend money or give money to friends and associates freely; to spend money in a showy way or on something high-profile.
- splash outTo spend a lot of money on something desired but not necessary.
- splash downTo land in water.
- splash aboutTo frolic in water splashing some of it
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb