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Axle definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AX'LE,
AX'LE-TREE, n. [See Axis.]
A piece of timer or bar of iron, fitted for insertion in the hobs or naves of wheels, on which the wheels turn.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a shaft on which a wheel rotates

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English axel- (as in axeltre) Date: 14th century 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) on which a wheel or group of wheels is fixed. Etymology: orig. axle-tree f. ME axel-tre f. ON öxull-tré

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. 3. An axis; as, the sun's axle. Had from her axle torn The steadfast earth. --Milton. Note: Railway axles are called leading and trailing from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(axles) An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle. N-COUNT