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noun
unassisted or unconstrained flight, as the flight of a rocket or missile without guidance or after fuel exhaustion or motor cutoff.
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Origin of free flight
First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for free flight
free flight
noun
the flight of a rocket, missile, etc, when its engine has ceased to produce thrust
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