Free-running

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Moving freely and smoothly.

    "As to any suggestion that Stroudley's engines were not free-running at high speed, this was of little moment with 60 m.p.h. laid down as the limit at that time."

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"As to any suggestion that Stroudley's engines were not free-running at high speed, this was of little moment with 60 m.p.h. laid down as the limit at that time."

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