slapdown

English

noun
Definitions
  • An instance of slap slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection.
  • (engineering) 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.
  • (geology) The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance.

Etymology

Compound from English slap + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).

Origin

English

down

Gloss

from a higher position to a lower one, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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