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freewheel 1. a ratchet device in the rear hub of a bicycle wheel that permits the wheel to rotate freely while the pedals are stationary 2. a device in the transmission of some vehicles that automatically disengages the drive shaft when it rotates more rapidly than the engine shaft, so that the drive shaft can turn freely How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``When you freewheel like that, (Fedorov's) the master of freewheel,'' Detroit coach Dave Lewis said of the wide-open game. Start-up is smooth, and it freewheels to disengage. Now in use on a score of sailboats as an auxiliary motor, the Electric Wheel turns into a charger as the boat's prop and shaft freewheel when under sail. |
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