(swimming) A fifty-metre freestyle swimming event. / (motor racing) A quick stop for fuel near the end of a race, so as to be able to cross the finish line without running out of fuel.

plural of splash screen

(Internet) A simple introductory webpage shown to the visitor before he or she proceeds to the main page. / A page of a comic book that is mostly or entirely taken up by a single image or panel.

plural of splash page

Alternative form of splashdown

constructed to withstand splashing

(of a spacecraft or other flying object) To land in water. / (idiomatic) To appear, seemingly from nowhere.

(colloquial, transitive, intransitive) To spend a lot of money on something desired but not necessary.

(graphical user interface) An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice. / (Internet) A splash page.

(idiomatic) To do something that attracts attention.