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free ascent

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noun

Rocketry.
  1. the upward traveling or path of a rocket carried by its own inertia after its engine has stopped operating.


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After a steep ascent, you’ll find jaw-dropping views of Mount Rainier and the Tatoosh Range.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

But the service’s steep ascent annoyed some in the rap world, who see eye-watering valuations built off their engagement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2021

This being my first visit to a Swiss Alpine Club hut, I didn’t know that reaching them usually means tackling a final, punishingly steep ascent just when you think the end’s in sight.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2020

A pair of hiker friends recently learned the hard way what results from a steep ascent, rather than gradual one.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2018

Just where the steep ascent of the mountain began, he stopped.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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