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axle

[ ak-suhl ]

noun

  1. Machinery. the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
  2. the spindle at either end of an axletree.


axle

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves
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Other Word Forms

  • l adjective
  • un·l adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of axle1

before 900; Middle English axel, Old English eaxl shoulder, crossbeam (in eaxle-gespann ); cognate with Old Frisian ax ( e ) le, Old Saxon ahsla, Old High German ahsala shoulder ( German Achsel ), Old Norse ǫ, Latin (< derivative of * )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of axle1

C17: from Old Norse öܱ; related to German Achse; see axis 1
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One key concern about the 2026 rules is that it will be difficult for cars to recover sufficient energy from the rear axle to deploy the permitted maximum amount of electrical power through a lap.

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It affected the brake-by-wire system, which also prevents the car recovering energy from the rear axle.

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Other finds have been made at the site including World War Two artefacts and an Iron Age wooden axle from a chariot or cart.

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Scarcely believing her eyes, she saw a man land on the road beneath the rear axle of a delivery truck stopped in front of her car at a pedestrian crossing.

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The prosecution alleges he was hiding underneath in a makeshift sling near the rear axle.

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