Definition of free fall
1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field
also
: such motion
2a
: the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b
: a rapid and continuing drop or decline
a free fall in stock prices
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The first known use of free fall was in 1851
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