English-Thai Dictionary
freewheel
N ล้อ อิสระ ของ จักรยาน ที่ หมุน ได้ แม้ว่า คน ขี่ จะ หยุด ถีบ รถ lor-id-sa-ra-kong-jak-kra-yan-ti-mun-dai-mae-wa-kon-ki-ja-yud-ti-prod
freewheel
VI กระทำ อย่าง อิสระ เสรี อยู่ อย่าง อิสระ เสรี kra-tam-yang-id-sa-ra-se-re
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FREEWHEEL
FREEWHEEL Free "wheel `, n. (Mach. )
Defn: 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.
FREEWHEEL
FREEWHEEL Free "wheel `, v. i.
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. (Mach. ) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch.
New American Oxford Dictionary
freewheel
free wheel |ˈfrēˌ (h )wēl ˈfriˈˌ (h )wil | ▶verb [ no obj. ] ride a bicycle with the pedals at rest, esp. downhill: he had come freewheeling down the road. • (usu. as adj. freewheeling ) act without concern for rules, conventions, or the consequences of one's actions: the freewheeling drug scene of the sixties. ▶noun a device that allows a bicycle wheel to revolve forward while the crank is stationary. • a device in a motor vehicle transmission allowing the drive shaft to spin faster than the engine.
Oxford Dictionary
freewheel
free |wheel |friːˈwiːl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 ride a bicycle with the pedals at rest, especially downhill: the postman came freewheeling down the track. 2 (as adj. freewheeling ) not concerned with rules, conventions, or the consequences of one's actions: the freewheeling drug scene of the sixties. ▶noun ( free wheel ) a bicycle wheel which is able to revolve freely when no power is being applied to the pedals. • a device in a motor vehicle transmission allowing the drive shaft to spin faster than the engine.
Oxford Thesaurus
freewheel
freewheel verb she freewheeled downhill on her bicycle: coast, cruise, drift, glide, sail, skim, float. ANTONYMS pedal.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
freewheel
fr è e wh é el 名詞 C (自転車 自動車の )自由回転装置, フリーホイール .動詞 自動詞 1 (自転車 自動車を )惰性で走らせる .2 自由奔放にふるまう .
freewheeling
fr è e wh é eling 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 自転車 [自動車 ]が惰性で走る .2 ⦅くだけて ⦆(規則 形式を無視した )奔放な, 無責任な .名詞 U 惰性走行 .