idle wheel

noun

, Machinery.

1. a wheel for transmitting power and motion between a driving and a driven part, either by friction or by means of teeth.
2. idle pulley.

idle wheel

noun

1. a gearwheel interposed between two others to transmit torque without changing the direction of rotation to the velocity ratio Also calledidler

Word History and Origins

Origin of idle wheel¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

They found the pilot, Valdemar Svensen, leaning at his ease against the idle wheel, with his face turned towards the eastern sky.

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I was told as we approached your city that there was not an idle wheel in Terre Haute.

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The bottom of the luggage box was fourteen inches from the ground, and the idle wheel five or six inches.

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Instead of a chain, an intermediate or idle wheel has been tried, but this has not been found advantageous.

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With one hand holding the idle wheel, he was leaning out to one side, his eyes fixed in a fascinated stare.

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