freefell
Plunged without resistance
Freefell is the past tense of freefall—to drop through air without resistance or propulsion.
A skydiver freefell for thirty seconds before opening the parachute.
Figuratively, something that freefell declined rapidly and uncontrollably: The stock freefell after the earnings report.
The more common past tense is freefallen or simply fell.
Fell straight down fast
- plungedDropped suddenly and steeply
- droppedLet fall downward
- tumbledFell in disarray
- doveGentle cooing bird
descended · hurtled · nosedived · spiraled · swooped · pitched · cascaded · sank
Mutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
velocity · drag · mass · trajectory · Galileo · Newton · vacuum · inertia
Drag-creating descent device
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- skydiverOne who jumps from aircraft
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- canopyOverhead protective covering
harness · jumpsuit · altimeter · ripcord · tandem · formation · aerodynamics · airspeed
Cease resistance, yield
- releaseTo let go
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
helplessness · vulnerability · weightless · untethered · unmoored · precipitous · vertigo · disorientation
plummeted
Fell straight down fast
dove · descended · hurtled · nosedived · spiraled · swooped · pitched · cascaded · sank · fell
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- g-forceAcceleration in gravitational units
momentum · velocity · drag · mass · trajectory · Galileo · Newton · vacuum · inertia
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- skydiverOne who jumps from aircraft
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
canopy · harness · jumpsuit · altimeter · ripcord · tandem · formation · aerodynamics · airspeed · chute
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- releaseTo let go
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
terror · helplessness · vulnerability · weightless · untethered · unmoored · precipitous · vertigo · disorientation