AXLE


Meaning of AXLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈak-səl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English axel- (as in axeltre )

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a pin or shaft on or with which a wheel or pair of wheels revolves

b.

(1) : a fixed bar or beam with bearings at its ends on which wheels (as of a cart) revolve

(2) : the spindle of such a beam

2. archaic : axis

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