free fall
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free fall
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plural
free falls
free fall
noun
plural
free falls
Britannica Dictionary definition of FREE FALL
1
[noncount]
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the state or condition of falling through the air toward the ground
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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
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Sales were in free fall.
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Stock prices have gone into free fall. [=they are going down very quickly]
b
[count]
:
a fast or continuing drop
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There has been a free fall in stock prices. [=stock prices have gone down very quickly]
