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freewheel

/ˈfriˌwil/ /ˈfriːwiːl/
verb Regular verbfreewheel freewheeled
General
  1. 1 pedal çevirmeden gitmek, boşta gitmek

Definition (English)

To move along, especially downhill on a bicycle, without pedalling or using engine power.

Example Sentences

  1. The bicycle began to freewheel downhill.
    Bisiklet yokuş aşağı kendi kendine gitmeye başladı.
  2. She stopped pedalling and freewheeled all the way to the bottom of the hill.
    Pedal çevirmeyi bıraktı ve tepenin dibine kadar boşta gitti.
GeneralEngineering
  1. 1 serbest dönmek

Definition (English)

(of a wheel or rotor) To keep turning freely when the engine or pedals are not driving it.

Example Sentences

  1. In autorotation, the helicopter's rotor freewheels in the airflow.
    Otorotasyonda helikopterin rotoru hava akımında serbest döner.
  2. A ratchet lets the back wheel freewheel when you stop pedalling.
    Bir cırcır mekanizması, pedal çevirmeyi bıraktığınızda arka tekerleğin serbest dönmesini sağlar.

Verb Forms Regular

Base freewheel
/ˈfriˌwil/
Past freewheeled
/ˈfriˌwild/
Participle freewheeled
/ˈfriˌwild/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edfreewheel → freewheeled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. freewheeled /ˈfriˌwild/

Synonyms

coast

Collocations

freewheel downhillfreewheel mechanismfreewheel unit

Related Words

wheelrotorenginemechanismmotionvehicle