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noun
An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, seismology
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History
From slap + down.
