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free ascent
noun
, Rocketry.
- the upward traveling or path of a rocket carried by its own inertia after its engine has stopped operating.
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Befors making his free ascent De Rozier made a trial ascent with the balloon held captive by a long rope.
From Project Gutenberg
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