free fall noun
plural ∼ falls 1 [noncount] : the state or condition of falling through the air toward the ground
▪ a parachutist in free fall [=a parachutist who is falling through the air before the parachute opens] 2 a [noncount] : the condition of quickly becoming lower, less, or fewer
▪ Sales were in free fall. ▪ Stock prices have gone into free fall. [=they are going down very quickly]
b [count] : a fast or continuing drop
▪ There has been a free fall in stock prices. [=stock prices have gone down very quickly]
▪ a parachutist in free fall [=a parachutist who is falling through the air before the parachute opens]
▪ Sales were in free fall. ▪ Stock prices have gone into free fall. [=they are going down very quickly]
b [count] : a fast or continuing drop
▪ There has been a free fall in stock prices. [=stock prices have gone down very quickly]
