axletree

Meaning

1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
2. A spindle or axle of a wheel.
3. A stimulus or driving force.

Synonyms

axle

running gear

axle shaft

wheel axle

wheel spindle

wagon axle

carriage axle

car axle

Translations

essieu

دنكل

دنجل

άξων άμαξης

wagenas

araba dingili

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: axiltre

Cognate with Icelandic: öxultré

In summary

From Middle English axiltre; equivalent to axle + tree. Cognate with Icelandic öxultré.