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Definition of Freewheel

1. Noun. A clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting).

2. Verb. Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely. "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

3. Verb. Coast in a vehicle using the freewheel.

Definition of Freewheel

1. n. A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.

2. v. i. Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still.

Definition of Freewheel

1. Noun. a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft. ¹

2. Verb. (context: of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement. ¹

3. Verb. (context: of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill. ¹

4. Verb. (context: of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill. ¹

5. Verb. (context: by extension) To operate free from constraints. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Freewheel

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Freewheel

freetards freethinker freethinkers freethinking freethinkings freethought freetier freetiest freets freety

freeware freewares freeway freeway space freeways freewheel (current term) freewheeled freewheeler freewheelers freewheelin'

freewheeling freewheelingly freewheels freewill freewoman freewrite freewrites freewriting freewritings freewritten

Literary usage of Freewheel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal by Helicopter Association of Great Britain (1894)
"The main gear-box which is mounted on four rubber bushes, carries the clutch, the vertical shaft drive, the side propeller drive, the freewheel, ..."

2. Huibert Groenendijk: Down to Design by Conny Bakker (2004)
"Groenendijk thought up the freewheel as a discussion piece for Thijs. The freewheel is a combination job where you can choose between a recumbent or ..."

3. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"freewheel running prevents learned helplessness/behavioral depression: Role ... Voluntary freewheel running selectively modulates catecholamine content in ..."

4. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1903)
"Many years elapsed before the " freewheel " principle was again employed At the Chicago Exposition of 1893 was shown a private locomotive belong- FIG. ..."

5. Mechanical Testing: A Treatise in Two Volumes by Reginald George Cyril Batson, James Henry Hyde (1922)
"The test-piece is driven, through a universal joint, by the chain (S), freewheel and clutch (T). One end of the chain is attached to the roller, ..."

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