loose pulley
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loose pulley
(′lüs ′pu̇l·ē)
(mechanical engineering) In belt-driven machinery, a pulley which turns freely on a shaft so that the belt can be shifted from the driving pulley to the loose pulley, thereby causing the machine to stop.
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