axle

Meaning

1. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
2. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
3. (archaic) An axis.

Synonyms

axis

shaft

axletree

spindle

pivot

stem

pole

running gear

axle shaft

rotating shaft

litter shaft

bar Ar arbor

wheel axle

wheel spindle

wagon axle

carriage axle

arbor

car axle

contrivance

core

hub

keystone

plan

rotator

Translations

eje

essieu

Achse

asse

eixo

axe

as

Welle

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axis

assale

eix

spil

perno

άξονας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæksəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: axil

In summary

From Middle English axil, in turn a combination of Old English eax and Old Norse ǫxull.