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Definition of Slapdown
1. Noun. An instance of slapping down, especially a humiliation or rejection. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
3. Noun. (geology physics seismology) The impact of a layer of earth falling after having been lifted by an explosion or an earthquake or similar large-scale disturbance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com