free-fell
Plunged without resistance
Free-fell is the past tense of free-fall.
A skydiver free-fell for thirty seconds before opening the parachute.
Stock prices free-fell after the announcement.
The spelling with a hyphen distinguishes the verb's past tense from the noun phrase free fall.
Downward slope or lineage
- dropFall or release
- plungeSudden steep descent
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- nosediveSudden steep descent
crash · spiral · precipitate · hurtle · accelerate · gravity · impact · downward
Unimpeded downward motion
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
canopy · jumpmaster · tandem · altimeter · rig · jumpsuit · deployment · aircraft
descent
Downward slope or lineage
nosedive · crash · spiral · precipitate · hurtle · accelerate · gravity · impact · downward · streak
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
dropzone · canopy · jumpmaster · tandem · altimeter · rig · jumpsuit · deployment · aircraft · exit point
capitulate
Yield under pressure
relinquish · acquiesce · concede · give in · bow · buckle · fold · defer · abandon · let go