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idle wheel

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun idle wheel has 1 sense
  1. idle pulley, idler pulley, idle wheel - a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
    --1 is a kind of pulley, pulley-block, block

Definitions from the Web

Idle Wheel

Definition: An idle wheel is a freely rotating wheel or pulley that is not connected to any machinery or power source.

Part of Speech: Noun

Senses:

Sense 1:

Definition: A wheel used in a mechanism to maintain tension or to provide smooth motion.

Example: The idle wheel in the bicycle chain helps to keep the chain taut.

Sense 2:

Definition: A wheel that is disengaged from the drivetrain of a vehicle, allowing the wheels to move freely without applying power.

Example: When the car was in neutral, the idle wheel spun freely as the wheels were rolling downhill.

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