Definition
To move or proceed without power from an engine, or more generally, to act carelessly without structure or constraint; to coast or drift.
Etymology
From 'free' (unrestrained) + 'wheel' (rotating circular object). The mechanical sense originated in the late 1800s when bicycles and early automobiles used freewheel mechanisms allowing wheels to spin without engine power.
Kelly Says
A freewheel mechanism was a brilliant bicycle innovation because it lets you coast downhill without pedaling—but it also changed cycling forever by making it safer and more efficient for everyday use.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነፃ ጎበና
n'tsa go-bena
ARالعربية
محور حر
maḥwūr ḥar
BNবাংলা
মুক্ত চাকা
mukt chaka
CACatalà
ratlla lliure
rat-lla lee-ure
CSČeština
volnoběžka
vol-no-bezh-ka
DEDeutsch
Freilauf
frei-lauf
ELΕλληνικά
ελεύθερο γρανάζι
ee-lef-the-ro gra-na-zi
ESEspañol
cadena libre
ka-deh-na libre
FAفارسی
چرخ آزاد
chaar-e azad
FISuomi
vapaakytkin
va-pa-a-kyt-kin
FRFrançais
roue libre
roo libre
GUGU
મુક્ત ચાક
mukta chaak
HAHA
kwangon mai
kwang-on mai
HEעברית
גלגל חופשי
galgal chofshi
HIहिन्दी
मुक्त पहिया
mukt pahiya
HUMagyar
szabadkerék
sza-bad-ker-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
roda bebas
roda bebas
IGIG
riri ụkwụ
ri-ri uk-wu
ITItaliano
ruota libera
rwo-ta lee-bera
JA日本語
フリーホイール
furii whīru
KKKK
бесшестеренка
besh-she-ster-en-ka
KMKM
វ៉ាល់ មិន បាន ចាប់
va-al min baan chaap
MRMR
मुक्त चाक
mukt chaak
MSBahasa Melayu
roda bebas
roda bebas
MYမြန်မာ
လွတ်လပ်သော ဘီလ
luu-t la-p-ta-wou bee-l
NLNederlands
vrije wiel
vri-je wiel
PLPolski
wolnobiegun
vol-no-bee-gun
PTPortuguês
rolo livre
ro-lo lee-bre
RORomână
roată liberă
ro-a-ta lee-ber-a
RUРусский
свободная передача
svobodnaya peredacha
SVSvenska
frihjul
fri-hjul
SWKiswahili
gurudumu huru
gu-ru-du-mu hu-ru
TAதமிழ்
தானியம்
thaaniyam
TEతెలుగు
స్వతంత్ర చక్రం
svathanthra chakramu
THไทย
ล้อหมุนอิสระ
lo mun isra
TLTL
libreng gulong
li-breng gu-long
TRTürkçe
serbest dişli
serbest diş-li
UKУкраїнська
вільна передача
vilna peredacha
URاردو
آزاد چرخ
aazad chaak
VITiếng Việt
bánh xe tự do
bahn xe tu do
ZUZU
ikhasi elihle
i-kha-si e-li-hle