AXEL


Meaning of AXEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈak-səl, ˈäk- ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Axel Paulsen died 1938 Norwegian figure skater

Date: 1930

: a jump in figure skating from the outer forward edge of one skate with 1 1/2 turns taken in the air and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.