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axle
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ax·le  (ksl)
n.
1. A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves.
2.
a. The spindle of an axletree.
b. Either end of an axletree.

[Middle English axel, from Old Norse öxull.]

axle
Noun
a shaft on which a wheel or pair of wheels revolves [Old Norse öxull]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.axleaxle - a shaft on which a wheel rotates    
dead axle - an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
journal - the part of the axle contained by a bearing
driving axle, live axle - the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power
shaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"

axle
Translations
axle [ˈæksl] neje m; árbol m

axle [ˈæksl] n (also: axle-tree) → essieu m

axle [ˈæksl] n (also: axletree) → Achse f

axle [ˈæksl] n (also: axle-tree) → asse m

axle
n axle [ˈӕksl]
the rod on which a wheel turns the back axle of the car. as مِحْوَر الدّولاب главина náprava, osa aksel die Radachse άξονας τροχού eje telg محور؛ میله ای که چرخ به دور آن می چرخد akseli essieu סֶרֶן धुरा osovina tengely as öxull asse 車軸 (rato) ašis ass gandar as (hjul)aksel, aksling eixo osie ось náprava, os os osovina axel แกนล้อ; เพลาหมุน dingil, aks, tekerlek mili 車軸 вісь دُھرا trục bánh xe


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