How to pronounce flywheel
American English pronunciation
FLY-weel
- IPA
- /ˈflaɪˌwil/
- Syllables
- FLY · weel (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What flywheel means
A heavy wheel that keeps a machine turning smoothly
In a sentence: The old sewing machine had a heavy flywheel that kept spinning after Gran stopped pedaling.
Where it comes from: It's fly plus wheel. No one is sure exactly why the word fly was used for it.
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