English-Czech translations for freefall

• volný pád
  Pobaltské státy postihl volný pád: V Lotyšsku došlo ve třetím čtvrtletí k poklesu o 18 %, nezaměstnanost dosahuje 20 %. The Baltic States are in freefall: Latvia 18% down in the third quarter, unemployment at 20%.
  Šrotovné, které zavedlo dvanáct členských států, zastavilo tento volný pád, avšak pouze na trhu s osobními automobily. The scrapping premium, which 12 Member States have adopted, has ended the freefall, but only on the passenger car market.

Definition of freefall

• The state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration other than that provided by gravity
• The state of worsening out of control
• To drop in a state of freefall

Examples

• As civil war continues in Iraq, the U.S. presidents approval ratings are in freefall
• A base jumper attempts to freefall for as long as possible before triggering the parachute.

Related words

• freefight
• freefighter
• military freefall