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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ax•le /ˈæksəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mechanical Engineeringthe pin, bar, rod, or shaft on which a pair of wheels rotates.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ax•le (ak′səl),USA pronunciation n. - Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- the spindle at either end of an axletree.
- an axletree.
- derivative of *akslā)
- bef. 900; Middle English axel, Old English eaxl shoulder, crossbeam (in eaxle-gespann); cognate with Old Frisian ax(e)le, Old Saxon ahsla, Old High German ahsala shoulder (German Achsel), Old Norse ǫxl, Latin āla (
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: axle /ˈæksəl/ n - a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old Norse öxull; related to German Achse; see axis1 |