free flight

free flight

noun
unassisted or unconstrained flight, as the flight of a rocket or missile without guidance or after fuel exhaustion or motor cutoff.

Origin:
1920–25
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Free flight is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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free flight
 
n
the flight of a rocket, missile, etc, when its engine has ceased to produce thrust

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