Free fall

/fɹˈiː fˈɔːl/

Free fall

the motion of an object or person falling solely under the influence of gravity

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

synonyms : dip

the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

Examples

1. What we were in our entire flight was free fall.

2. In free fall, there’s nothing pushing back.

3. I am not in free fall.

4. The Stock market plummeted into a free fall.