freewheel

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

freewheelen

vrijloop

vrijwiel

Synoniemen

drift

Vertalingen

roue libre

Freilauf

الحرية

κυλίεται ελεύθερα

piñon libre

τριγυρίζω

pinyo lliure

Etymologie (Engels)

From free + wheel.