loose pulley

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loose pulley [′lüs ′pu̇l·ē]

(mechanical engineering)

In belt-driven machinery, a pulley which turns freely on a shaft so that the belt can be shifted from the driving pulley to the loose pulley, thereby causing the machine to stop.

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