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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈfree ˈfall, n. [uncountable]- Aeronauticsthe fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is gravity.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024free′ fall′, - Aeronauticsthe hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is that of gravity.
- Sportthe part of a parachute jump that precedes the opening of the parachute.
- Aeronauticsa decline, esp. a sudden or rapid decline, as in value or prestige, that appears to be endless or bottomless:The economy was in a free fall all winter.
Also, free-fall (for defs. 1, 2).
free-fall (frē′fôl′),USA pronunciation v., -fell, -fall•en, -fall•ing, adj., n. v.i. - Aeronautics, Sport(of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall:The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds.
adj. - Aeronauticsdenoting or suggesting a free fall:a free-fall recession.
n. - free fall (defs. 1, 2).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: free fall n - free descent of a body in which the gravitational force is the only force acting on it
- the part of a parachute descent before the parachute opens
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