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Axle | Axle \Ax"le\ ([a^]ks"'l), n. [OE. axel, exel, shoulder, AS. eaxl; akin to AS. eax axle, Sw. & Dan. axel shoulder, axle, G. achse axle, achsel shoulder, L. axis axle, Gr. 'a`xwn, Skr. aksha, L. axilla shoulder joint: cf. F. essieu, axle, OF. aissel, fr. dim. of L. axis. [root]205. Cf. 2d {Axis}.] 1. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. [1913 Webster] 2. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. [1913 Webster] 3. An axis; as, the sun's axle. [1913 Webster] Had from her axle torn The steadfast earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Note: Railway axles are called leading and trailing from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively. [1913 Webster] |
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