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From Wiki, so pinch of salt needed:
"Fixed gear" is the standard term in the US, whilst "fixed wheel" is used in the UK[28][29]. The confusion comes about because "fixed", "gear" and "wheel" can have more than one meaning in this context. "Fixed" can mean not able to freewheel (coast), it can also mean not variable. "Gear" can refer to the sprocket or to a gear ratio. In the US, "fixed-gear" is used to mean the gear (sprocket) is attached to the hub without a freewheel. In the UK, "fixed-wheel" is the normal term, meaning the opposite of freewheel, whereas fixed gear usually means one gear (gear ratio).
[28] Time Trial Regulations. Cycling Time Trials. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. “Bicycles with a fixed wheel shall have a left hand threaded locking device securing the fixed sprocket. Similarly, tricycles with a fixed wheel shall have a suitable locking device or alternatively shall include an integral system as part of the design. Machines with fixed wheel require only a brake operating on the front wheel(s).”
[29] a b National Hill Climb Championship: King Paul Graps Title on the Chimney. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.