freewheel

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

roue libre

Synonymes

drift

Traductions

Freilauf

pinyo lliure

τριγυρίζω

κυλίεται ελεύθερα

freewheelen

vrijloop

vrijwiel

الحرية

piñon libre

Étymologie (Anglais)

From free + wheel.