Liftoff and Splashdown

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Liftoff noun - A rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket).

Usage example: everyone was quiet in the control room as they waited for lift-off

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Splashdown is an antonym for liftoff.

Splashdown noun - A landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight.

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Liftoff is an antonym for splashdown.

Nearby Word: splash

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Splashdown and Liftoff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/liftoff/splashdown

Liftoff & Splashdown. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/liftoff/splashdown>.

Splashdown or Liftoff. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/liftoff/splashdown.

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