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Definition of free fall noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

free fall

noun

[uncountable]

1the movement of an object or a person falling through the air without engine power or a parachute a free fall display

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2a sudden drop in the value of something that cannot be stopped Share prices have gone into free fall.

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