Free Flyer

free  (fr)

adj. fre·er, fre·est

1. Not imprisoned or enslaved; being at liberty.

2. Not controlled by obligation or the will of another: felt free to go.

3.

a. Having political independence: "America . . . is the freest and wealthiest nation in the world" (Rudolph W. Giuliani).

b. Governed by consent and possessing or granting civil liberties: a free citizenry.

c. Not subject to arbitrary interference by a government: a free press.

4.

a. Not affected or restricted by a given condition or circumstance: a healthy animal, free of disease; free from need.

b. Not subject to a given condition; exempt: income that is free of all taxes.

5. Not subject to external restraint: "Comment is free but facts are sacred" (Charles Prestwich Scott).

6. Not literal or exact: a free translation..

b. Not taken up by scheduled activities: free time between classes.

9. Unobstructed; clear: a free lane.

10. Unguarded in expression or manner; open; frank.

11. Taking undue liberties; forward or overfamiliar.

12. Liberal or lavish: tourists who are free with their money.

13. Given, made, or done of one's own accord; voluntary or spontaneous: a free act of the will; free choices.

14. Chemistry & Physics

a. Unconstrained; unconfined: free expansion.

b. Not fixed in position; capable of relatively unrestricted motion: a free electron.

c. Not chemically bound in a molecule: free oxygen.

d. Involving no collisions or interactions: a free path.

e. Empty: a free space.

f. Unoccupied: a free energy level.

15. Nautical Favorable: a free wind.

16. Not bound, fastened, or attached: the free end of a chain.

Flyer, flier [ˈflaɪə]

n

1. a person or thing that flies or moves very fast

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aviator or pilot

3. Informal a long flying leap; bound

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a fast-moving machine part, esp one having periodic motion

5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a rectangular step in a straight flight of stairs Compare winder [5]