[ax.el] n, often cap [Axel Paulsen d. 1938 Norw. figure skater] (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
AXEL
Meaning of AXEL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012