In the ___ of a water landing …

noun

1. Something that happens occurrence
2. A noteworthy happening
3. A social occasion or activity
4. An adverse or damaging medical occurrence

   "a heart attack or other cardiac event"

5. Any of the contests in a program of sports
6. A postulated outcome, condition, or eventuality

   "in the event that I am not there, call the house"

7. The final outcome or determination of a legal action
8. Outcome
9. The fundamental entity of observed physical reality represented by a point designated by three coordinates of place and one of time in the space-time continuum postulated by the theory of relativity
10. A subset of the possible outcomes of an experiment

noun

1. The surface of a black hole the boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape from within it

noun

1. An event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race

noun

1. A publicity event staged for coverage by the news media

idiom

1. If (something) happens

   "In the event of rain , the ceremony will be held indoors."

noun

1. An event in which many living species on Earth experience rapid extinction rates during a relatively short period of geologic time

   "Unless climate change is curbed, Earth's oceans could see a mass extinction of marine life unlike anything the planet has seen for millions of years …"