| 单词 | free drop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfree drop free drop n. (a) an unbroken fall, without impediment or drag; = free fall n. 1; (b) Golf a legal repositioning of the ball without penalty after it has landed in a spot which is judged to be unplayable; (c) a parachute descent made with a free parachute (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > parachuting > [noun] > a jump > free jump free drop1833 free jump1930 1833 Aberdeen Jrnl. 10 July 2/1 Such drain should always be cut 6 inches deeper than the drains running into it, that the water may have a free drop. 1870 H. F. D'Aligny et al. Rep. on Mining & Mech. Printing of Ores i. 31 To obtain a free drop of the trepan, these engineers usually employ a mechanism which opens the hooks. 1930 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 31 Mar. 9/5 A seagull picked up his ball and headed out to sea. Ted could have had a free drop. 1940 War Illustr. 26 Jan. 20/2 Not until 1919 did the first successful ‘free’ drop take place. 1944 Jane's All World's Aircraft 1943–4 25/1 After seven free drops [the parachutist] qualifies for his parachute badge. 1992 G. M. Fraser Quartered Safe out Here 98 Most of the great canvas bundles fell in what was called ‘free drop’, hitting the paddy with resounding thumps and clouds of dust. 2003 Mercury (Hobart) (Nexis) 13 Dec. 77 Carr was allowed a very dubious free drop for a plugged ball and went on to win the hole. < as lemmas |
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