free wheeln.

Brit.

/ˈfriː wiːl/, U.S.

/ˈfri ˌ(h)wil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., wheel n.

Etymology: < free adj. + wheel n. Compare free-wheel v.

A driving wheel of a bicycle which is able to revolve freely with the pedals at rest; a wheel or propeller that can run free of a clutch or other connection with motive power.The invention of the free wheel is generally attributed to William Van Anden of New York (1815–92), who invented one for velocipedes in 1869 ( U.S. Patent 88,238). There was a patent for free wheels on safety bicycles in 1895 (Harmon D. Moise, U.S. Patent 533,912), but they were first produced commercially in Germany by Ernst Sachs (1867–1932) from c1897.In quot. 1902: a bicycle with a free wheel.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > free

free wheel1899

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > wheels

guider1886

steering wheel1888

free wheel1899

trainer wheels1918

training wheel1950

1898 Times 19 Nov. 9/4 At the Beeston Cycle Company's stand..may be seen an example of the free-running wheel.]

1899 Times 5 May 1/2 (advt.) Swift cycles are fitted, when desired, with the most simple, reliable, and efficacious free wheel yet invented.

1902 E. Nesbit Five Children & It ix. 240 Robert slipped away to the road. There, sure enough, stood a bicycle - a beautiful new free-wheel.

1930 Engineering 7 Feb. 163/1 Free wheels or over-running clutches are referred to.

1958 Engineering 7 Mar. 298/1 There was a free-wheel arrangement between the air turbine and the alternator.

1976 K. Sinclair Walter Nash (1977) i. 5 The ‘safety’ bicycle was first made in 1885... In 1897 came the ‘free wheel’ and in 1903 three-speed gears.

1989 T. M. Albert Tales Ulster Detective 11 To the uninitiated of today a back pedalling brake had a free wheel forward movement but a braking movement in reverse.

2003 A. C. King & W. Knight Uninterruptible Power Supplies vi. 178 A free wheel clutch isolates the outer rotor from the..quiescent diesel engine.

Derivatives

ˈfree-ˈwheeled adj. of a bicycle, motor vehicle, etc.: having a free wheel or wheels.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle > types of bicycle

cushioned1891

cushion-tired1891

free-wheeled1900

sit-up-and-beg1936

recumbent1968

1900 Captain 3 80/2 All these free wheeled machines made a clicking noise.

1908 Times 8 Dec. 6/3 The tramway refuge..is constantly passed on the south side by..free-wheeled vehicles going west.

2004 A. Breen & D. Rigby Intown Living xi. 225 The center city..now has only a system of free-wheeled trolleys that transport people around downtown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	free wheel
释义	free wheeln. Brit. /ˈfriː wiːl/, U.S. /ˈfri ˌ(h)wil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., wheel n. Etymology: < free adj. + wheel n. Compare free-wheel v. A driving wheel of a bicycle which is able to revolve freely with the pedals at rest; a wheel or propeller that can run free of a clutch or other connection with motive power.The invention of the free wheel is generally attributed to William Van Anden of New York (1815–92), who invented one for velocipedes in 1869 ( U.S. Patent 88,238). There was a patent for free wheels on safety bicycles in 1895 (Harmon D. Moise, U.S. Patent 533,912), but they were first produced commercially in Germany by Ernst Sachs (1867–1932) from c1897.In quot. 1902: a bicycle with a free wheel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > free free wheel1899 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > wheels guider1886 steering wheel1888 free wheel1899 trainer wheels1918 training wheel1950 1898 Times 19 Nov. 9/4 At the Beeston Cycle Company's stand..may be seen an example of the free-running wheel.] 1899 Times 5 May 1/2 (advt.) Swift cycles are fitted, when desired, with the most simple, reliable, and efficacious free wheel yet invented. 1902 E. Nesbit Five Children & It ix. 240 Robert slipped away to the road. There, sure enough, stood a bicycle - a beautiful new free-wheel. 1930 Engineering 7 Feb. 163/1 Free wheels or over-running clutches are referred to. 1958 Engineering 7 Mar. 298/1 There was a free-wheel arrangement between the air turbine and the alternator. 1976 K. Sinclair Walter Nash (1977) i. 5 The ‘safety’ bicycle was first made in 1885... In 1897 came the ‘free wheel’ and in 1903 three-speed gears. 1989 T. M. Albert Tales Ulster Detective 11 To the uninitiated of today a back pedalling brake had a free wheel forward movement but a braking movement in reverse. 2003 A. C. King & W. Knight Uninterruptible Power Supplies vi. 178 A free wheel clutch isolates the outer rotor from the..quiescent diesel engine. Derivatives ˈfree-ˈwheeled adj. of a bicycle, motor vehicle, etc.: having a free wheel or wheels. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [adjective] > of or relating to cycles > of or relating to bicycle > types of bicycle cushioned1891 cushion-tired1891 free-wheeled1900 sit-up-and-beg1936 recumbent1968 1900 Captain 3 80/2 All these free wheeled machines made a clicking noise. 1908 Times 8 Dec. 6/3 The tramway refuge..is constantly passed on the south side by..free-wheeled vehicles going west. 2004 A. Breen & D. Rigby Intown Living xi. 225 The center city..now has only a system of free-wheeled trolleys that transport people around downtown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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