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free flight

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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