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IDLE PULLEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does idle pulley mean?
• IDLE PULLEY (noun)
The noun IDLE PULLEY has 1 sense:
1. a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
Familiarity information: IDLE PULLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
idle pulley; idle wheel; idler pulley
Hypernyms ("idle pulley" is a kind of...):
block; pulley; pulley-block; pulley block (a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope)
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