free flight
noun
unassisted or unconstrained flight, as the flight of a rocket or missile without guidance or after fuel exhaustion or motor cutoff.
Nearby words
free enterprise, free enterpriser, free expansion, free fall, free flap, free flight, free form, free french, free gift, free gingiva, free gold
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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