FREEWHEEL

Meaning of FREEWHEEL in English

(n.) A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

FREEWHEEL — I. noun Date: 1930 a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FREEWHEEL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a power-transmission system in a motor vehicle comprising an overrunning clutch that is interposed between …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — (v. i.) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; …
Английский словарь Webster
FREEWHEEL — (v. i.) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner. To ride a freewheel cycle.
Английский словарь Webster
FREEWHEEL — (v. i.) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still.
Английский словарь Webster
FREEWHEEL — /free"hweel", -weel"/ , n. 1. a device in the transmission of a motor vehicle that automatically disengages the drive shaft …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — v. coast, move freely; coast by means of a freewheel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FREEWHEEL — n. mechanical device (in a bicycle, car, train)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FREEWHEEL — I. -ˈ(h)wēl noun Date: 1930 : a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FREEWHEEL — add. ·vi of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. 2. freewheel ·add. ·vi of …
Webster English vocab
FREEWHEEL — ■ verb 1》 coast on a bicycle without using the pedals. 2》 [as adjective ~ing ] cheerily unconcerned: the ~ing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FREEWHEEL — [free.wheel] n (1930) 1: a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FREEWHEEL — freewheel BrE AmE ˌfriː ˈwiː ə l -ˈhwiː ə l, ˈ•• ▷ freewheel|ed d ▷ freewheel|ing ɪŋ ▷ freewheel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — / ˌfriːˈwiːl; NAmE / verb [ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] to ride a bicycle without using …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — free ‧ wheel /ˌfriːˈwiːl/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] to ride a bicycle or drive a vehicle down a hill, without …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FREEWHEEL — also free-wheel ( freewheels, freewheeling, freewheeled) If you freewheel , you travel, usually downhill, on a bicycle without using the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — also free-wheel (~s, ~ing, ~ed) If you ~, you travel, usually downhill, on a bicycle without using the pedals, or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FREEWHEEL — [esp. US] coast [verb] [I] [UK and ANZ] - to travel, esp. down a hill, on a bicycle or in …
Cambridge English vocab
FREEWHEEL — 1. Usually refers to the action of a vehicle on a downgrade when the overdrive over-running clutch is slipping with …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
FREEWHEEL — Freewheel
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FREEWHEEL — Свободный ход
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FREEWHEEL — freewheel.ogg ˈfri:ˈwi:l _n. 1> свободное колесо 2> спуск с горы с выключенным мотором (об автомобиле)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FREEWHEEL — муфта механизма свободного хода
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
FREEWHEEL — _n. 1> свободное колесо 2> спуск с горы с выключенным мотором (об автомобиле)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FREEWHEEL — муфта свободного хода
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь
FREEWHEEL — свободный ход m
English-Russian WinCept Glass dictionary
FREEWHEEL — Freewheel
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FREEWHEEL — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1903 1 : to roll along freely independent of a gear 2 : to move, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — n. Pronunciation: - ' (h)w ē l Function: noun Date: 1930 : a clutch fitted in the rear hub of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FREEWHEEL — свободный ход
English-Russian Online Dictionary
FREEWHEELING — I. noun Etymology: from gerund of freewheel (II) : the action of one (as a bicycle) that freewheels II. adjective …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FREEWHEELING — /free"hwee"ling, -wee"-/ , adj. 1. operating in the manner of a freewheel. 2. (of a person) moving about freely, independently, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FREEWHEELER — /free"hwee"leuhr, -wee"-/ , n. 1. a vehicle that can freewheel. 2. a person who works or lives in an independent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Английский словарь Webster

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