AXEL


Meaning of AXEL in English

/ ˈæksl; NAmE / noun

a jump in skating in which you jump from the front outside edge of one foot, turn in the air, and land on the outside edge of your other foot

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: named after Axel R. Paulsen (1885–1938), Norwegian skater.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.