/free"fawl'/ , v. , free-fell, free-fallen, free-falling , adj. , n.
v.i.
1. (of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall: The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds.
adj.
2. denoting or suggesting a free fall: a free-fall recession.
n.
3. free fall (defs. 1, 2).