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. An axis.

Synonyms

axle shaft

rotating shaft

litter shaft

bar Ar arbor

wheel axle

wheel spindle

wagon axle

carriage axle

car axle

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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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