free-falls
Plunges without resistance
Free-falls is the plural of free-fall or the third-person singular verb form.
A free-fall is a descent under the influence of gravity alone, without resistance—the portion of a skydive before the parachute opens, or an astronaut's weightless drift in orbit.
Figuratively, a free-fall is any rapid, uncontrolled decline: The stock market went into free-fall.
To free-fall is to experience such a drop.
Sudden violent impact
- plummetRapid downward descent
- collapseSudden structural failure
- declineDecrease or refuse
- nosediveSudden steep descent
tumble · stock market · downturn · selloff · correction · plunge · currency · commodities
Propel oneself airborne
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- platformRaised flat structure
rebound · leap · canyon · crane · thrill · bounce · harness · ankles
Drag-creating descent device
- plungeSudden steep descent
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
tandem · aircraft · drop zone · deployment · airborne · formation · skydiver · wind resistance
Mutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
mass · Galileo · weightlessness · drag · air resistance · Newton · motion · inertia
Curve winding around center
- declineDecrease or refuse
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- collapseSudden structural failure
downward · deterioration · bottoming out · tailspin · uncontrolled · helplessness · chaos · loss of control
crash
Sudden violent impact
nosedive · tumble · stock market · downturn · selloff · correction · plunge · currency · commodities · bear market
jump
Propel oneself airborne
platform · rebound · leap · canyon · crane · thrill · bounce · harness · ankles · plummet
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
- plungeSudden steep descent
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
altitude · tandem · aircraft · drop zone · deployment · airborne · formation · skydiver · wind resistance · canopy
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- trajectoryPath of moving object
velocity · mass · Galileo · weightlessness · drag · air resistance · Newton · motion · inertia · projectile
spiral
Curve winding around center
- declineDecrease or refuse
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
collapse · downward · deterioration · bottoming out · tailspin · uncontrolled · helplessness · chaos · loss of control · rock bottom