- free fall parachute
- large parachute specially designed to allow the parachuter to stay in the air for a long period of time and to control his course
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
free fall parachute
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free fall — free ,fall noun uncount 1. ) an occasion when a price or value suddenly becomes much lower 2. ) the part of a PARACHUTE jump when someone falls quickly toward the ground before the PARACHUTE opens ╾ free ,fall verb intransitive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
free fall — free′ fall′ n. 1) aer. the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is gravity 2) spo the part of a parachute jump that precedes the opening of the parachute • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
free fall — n. 1. 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 … English World dictionary
free fall — 1. the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is that of gravity. 2. the part of a parachute jump that precedes the opening of the parachute. 3. a decline, esp. a sudden or rapid decline, as in value or prestige, that … Universalium
free fall — UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) an occasion when a price or value suddenly becomes much lower 2) the part of a parachute jump when someone falls quickly towards the ground before the parachute opens Derived word: free fall verb intransitive Word… … English dictionary
