| 单词 | free fall |
| 释义 | free fall also free-fall Word forms: plural free falls 1. variable noun [oft into/in N] If the value or price of something goes into free fall, it starts to fall uncontrollably. [journalism] Sterling went into free fall. The price did a free fall. 2. uncountable noun In parachuting, free fall is the part of the jump before the parachute opens. free fall in British Englishnoun 1. free descent of a body in which the gravitational force is the only force acting on it 2. the part of a parachute descent before the parachute opens free fall in American English1. the unchecked fall of anything through space, the atmosphere, a vacuum, etc., esp. the part of a parachutist's jump before the parachute is opened 2. any unchecked, usually rapid, decline, as in value, status, or stability free-fall in American English (ˈfriˈfɔl) noun 1. free fall (sense 2) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈfree-ˈfell (ˈfriˈfɛl), ˈfree-ˈfallen (ˈfiˈfɔlən), ˈfree-ˈfalling 2. to undergo, experience, or move in a free fall Examples of 'free fall' in a sentence |
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