An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle.
Synonyms: shaft, pin, rod, axis More Synonyms of axle
axle in British English
(ˈæksəl)
noun
a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves
Word origin
C17: from Old Norse öxull; related to German Achse; see axis1
axle in American English
(ˈæksəl)
noun
1.
a rod on which a wheel turns, or one connected to a wheel so that they turn together
2.
a.
a bar connecting two opposite wheels, as of an automobile
b.
the spindle at either end of such a bar
Word origin
ME axel (only in comp. axeltre): see axletree
axle in Automotive Engineering
(æksəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) axles
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Brakes, steering, wheels, tires, and suspension)
An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a vehicle.
COLLOCATIONS: front ~rear ~
Front-wheel drive axles have CV joints at each end.
A car with equal weight on its front and rear axles is better balanced and thus more agile.
The position of the axle can be altered so that the wheel revolves at any angle without the direction of itsrevolution being affected.
beam axle, live axle
axle in Mechanical Engineering
(æksəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) axles
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
An axle is a rotating bar on which a wheel, a pair of wheels, or another rotating part isattached.
As the car went over a bump in the road, the rear axle snapped and a wheel fell off.
Trucks always had two wheels on the front axle and four wheels on each of the others, with the exception of a few.
An axle is a rotating bar on which a wheel, a pair of wheels, or another rotating part isattached.
Examples of 'axle' in a sentence
axle
What you cannot see but you can feel is active aerodynamics on the front axle.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The energy is fed back to a motor on the front axle for increased acceleration.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Its engine has been pulled back behind the front axle to improve weight distribution.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are some unusual technical innovations, such as a hollow front axle.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Once, one of my colleague forgot to tighten the bolt holding the axle on the front wheel of a motorcycle.
The Sun (2010)
He grabs his scooter by its front axle and drags it up five steps to the door of his one-bedroom flat.
The Sun (2015)
The moment it detects wheel slip at the front axle, up to 99% of power can be diverted to the rear wheels.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
axle
British English: axle /ˈæksəl/ NOUN
An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle.
American English: axle
Arabic: مِحْوَرُ العَجَلَة
Brazilian Portuguese: eixo
Chinese: 轮轴
Croatian: osovina
Czech: náprava kola
Danish: aksel
Dutch: as spil
European Spanish: eje
Finnish: akseli
French: essieu
German: Achse
Greek: άξονας
Italian: asse
Japanese: 車軸
Korean: 축
Norwegian: aksel
Polish: oś
European Portuguese: eixo
Romanian: osie
Russian: ось
Latin American Spanish: eje
Swedish: axel teknik
Thai: แกน เพลา
Turkish: dingil
Ukrainian: вісь
Vietnamese: trục xe
All related terms of 'axle'
axle-box
the journal box of a rotating axle
axle cap
a cap that covers the end of an axle
axle-pin
a pin that holds an axle in place
beam axle
A beam axle is a rigid beam which connects a nearside (= on the side near the pavement ) wheel and an offside (= on the side away from the pavement) wheel.
live axle
an axle which rotates with the wheel ; driving axle
stub axle
a short axle that carries one of the front steered wheels of a motor vehicle and is capable of limited angular movement about a kingpin
axle grease
lubricant for axles
wheel and axle
a simple machine for raising weights in which a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with or joined to the wheel to provide mechanical advantage
Chinese translation of 'axle'
axle
(ˈæksl) (Aut)
n(c)
轴(軸) (zhóu) (根, gēn)
(noun)
Definition
a shaft on which a wheel or pair of wheels revolves
The engine, gearbox and black axle needed to be replaced.
Synonyms
shaft
a drive shaft
pin
the steel pin holding his left leg together
rod
reinforced with steel rods
axis
the axis of the Earth
pivot
The pedal had sheared off at the pivot.
spindle
Magnetic fields pull and push the spindle of the motor.
arbor
mandrel
Additional synonyms
in the sense of axis
Definition
a real or imaginary line about which a body can rotate or about which an object or geometrical construction is symmetrical