axle
Meaning
- The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
- A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
- An axis.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæksəl/
Etymology
From Middle English axil, in turn a combination of Old English eax and Old Norse ǫxull.
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