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- Dictionaryaxle/ˈaksl/
noun
- 1. a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels: "the exhaust pipe corrodes around the bend which goes over the rear axle on motor cars"
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AXLE definition: 1. a bar connected to the centre of a circular object such as a wheel that allows or causes it to…. Learn more.
Word forms: (regular plural) axles. noun. (Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components) An axle is a rotating bar on which a wheel, a pair of wheels, or another rotating part is attached. As the car went over a bump in the road, the rear axle snapped and a wheel fell off.
An axle is a rod around which a wheel moves or rotates. The front wheels of your car sit on an axle, turning around it as the car moves.
noun. ax· le ˈak-səl. 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. Examples of axle in a Sentence.
Axle definition: the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.. See examples of AXLE used in a sentence.
1. A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves. 2. a. The spindle of an axletree. b. Either end of an axletree. [Middle English axel, from Old Norse öxull.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Jul 23, 2024 · axle (plural axles) The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. (geometry, astronomy, archaic) An axis. the Sun’s axle.
Definition of axle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a bar connected to the center of a circular object such as a wheel that allows or causes it to turn, esp. one connecting two wheels of a vehicle. (Definition of axle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of axle. axle. If too much weight is behind the rear axle, a bus can lose steering.
AXLE definition: a long metal bar that connects two wheels on a vehicle. Learn more.
