FREEWHEEL

Freewheel

In mechanical or automotive engineering, a freewheel or overrunning clutch is a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft. An overdrive is sometimes mistakenly called a freewheel, but is otherwise unrelated.

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freewheel

Noun

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

Verb

  1. To continue spinning after disengagement.
  2. To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
  3. To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
  4. To operate free from constraints.


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