: the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun
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: 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
Noun
the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown
the eagerly anticipated new movie starring our favorite actor turned out to be a big letdownVerb
with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down
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After anticipating these messages for hours, their nonexistence felt like an even greater letdown.—Ellen O'brien, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2023 Discovering the fleeting nature of happiness following a big accomplishment can feel like a letdown.—Time, 9 Jan. 2023 The stage certainly seemed set for another letdown, after the crushing loss to Utah kept USC out of the CFP.—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023 Looking for more information may seem like a letdown at first.—Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022 After a great season of my favorite show on Bravo, the reunion felt a little bit like a letdown, especially because some fan favorites — Paige, Mya, Ciara — were quiet and seemed a bit annoyed.—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 May 2022 With only a few scenes standing out as exceptions, the 4DX theater experience mostly felt like a letdown.—Jeremy Hsu, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2015 The Lions suffered a bit of a letdown with last week's loss to the Carolina Panthers but all is not lost.—Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2023 NFC East-leading Philadelphia remains within reach, too, but Dallas needs help — and really needs to avoid a letdown in Jacksonville.—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Dec. 2022 See More
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: a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby increased intramammary pressure forces previously secreted milk from the acini and finer tubules into the main collecting ducts from where it can be drawn through the nipple
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