LETDOWN


Meaning of LETDOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlet-ˌdau̇n ]

noun

Date: 1768

1.

a. : discouragement , disappointment

his latest novel is a letdown

b. : a slackening of effort : relaxation

2. : the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun

3. : a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby previously secreted milk from the acini is expelled into ducts and drawn through the nipple

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.