Found 3 items, similar to axle.
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Definition: axle
axle
n : a shaft on which a wheel rotates
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Definition: Axle
Axle
\Ax"le\ ([a^]ks"'l), n. [OE. axel, exel, shoulder, AS.
eaxl; akin to AS. eax axle, Sw. & Dan. axel shoulder, axle,
G. achse axle, achsel shoulder, L. axis axle, Gr. 'a`xwn,
Skr. aksha, L. axilla shoulder joint: cf. F. essieu, axle,
OF. aissel, fr. dim. of L. axis. [root]205. Cf. 2d
Axis.]
1. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which
revolves with a wheel.
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2. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels
of a car or carriage; an axletree.
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3. An axis; as, the sun's axle.
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Had from her axle torn
The steadfast earth. --Milton.
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Note: Railway axles are called leading and trailing from
their position in the front or in the rear of a car or
truck respectively.
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