a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves
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ax•le /ˈæksəl/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Mechanical Engineeringthe pin, bar, rod, or shaft on which a pair of wheels rotates.
ax•le
(ak′səl),USA pronunciation n.
ax′led, adj.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]the pin, bar, shaft, or the like, on which or by means of which a wheel or pair of wheels rotates.
- the spindle at either end of an axletree.
- an axletree.
- derivative of *akslā)
- bef. 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 ǫxl, Latin āla (
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'axle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aisle
- arbor
- axi-
- axis
- axletree
- axon
- balance staff
- breast wheel
- differential gear
- drive train
- eccentric
- fifth wheel
- gauge
- gaum
- grease
- haul
- hotbox
- hub
- hubcap
- journal
- kickstand
- kingbolt
- kingpin
- limber
- linchpin
- machine
- pin
- plain bearing
- pole
- reach
- roller
- saddle
- semifloating
- simple machine
- soapbox
- spin
- spindle
- sprag
- stub axle
- transaxle
- wheel
- wheel and axle
- wheelbase
- à la