freewheel

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
2. The mode or state of operation thus produced: Synonym of neutral.

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. (broadly, figuratively) To operate free from constraints.

Έννοιες

τριγυρίζω

κυλίεται ελεύθερα

Συνώνυμα

drift

Μεταφράσεις

Freilauf

roue libre

freewheelen

vrijloop

vrijwiel

الحرية

piñon libre

pinyo lliure

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From free + wheel.