freewheel

Definitions

1. 1.(a) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. (b) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner. To ride a freewheel cycle.
2. 2.(Mach.) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is (a) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. (b) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner. To ride a freewheel cycle called?
• What is to operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch called?