freefall
/ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.56 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that of gravity.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A state of motion but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices such parachutes or wings.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "SAC has a bomber study currently in progress to see how many freefalls, how many SRAM, how many ALCM's they need to fill out the force."
- "I only had four months left on the team and wanted to log as many freefalls as possible, and I was closing in on my 750th jump."
- "As civil war continues in Iraq, the U.S. president's approval ratings are in freefall."
- "That "spiritual imagination" is manifest in the "Mass," which checks the freefalls into dread with praise for the mystery, flux and plenitude of creation."
- "compared with the freefalls that followed, one day after another through the next weeks, as brief respites gave way to new selling panics."
- "House prices were in freefall, if you owned one."