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(physics) The state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration (force) other than that provided by gravity. examples
(common usage) The state of falling with no interference from outside forces other than the air resistance (no open parachute, etc.) examples
(by extension) The state of worsening out of control. quotations examples
House prices were in freefall, if you owned one.
2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 63
Passenger numbers in freefall as UK battles COVID-19
2020 March 25, Rail, front cover
Even with the economy in free fall, demand for cheap, cute clothes persisted.
2021 February 6, Rachel Monroe, “Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World”, in The Atlantic
third-person singular simple present freefalls, present participle freefalling, simple past freefell, past participle freefallen
To drop in a state of freefall. examples