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flywheel

[ flahy-hweel, -weel ]

noun

Machinery.
  1. a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.


flywheel

/ ˈڱɪˌɾː /

noun

  1. a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine by maintaining a constant speed of rotation over the whole cycle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flywheel1

First recorded in 1775–85; fly 2 + wheel
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“Once a 500-truck order comes in, the flywheel really gets going.”

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Images on social media purport to show one of the chairlift's flywheels off it's spoke.

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It builds a bit of a flywheel momentum for these guys.

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“Until you get that back, it’s going to be hard to restart a positive dynamic flywheel downtown.”

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The government’s argument focuses on the power of data and the notion that the search business is an accelerating flywheel, which becomes an insurmountable barrier to rivals.

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