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Definitions for Axle

[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.
[3] an axletree.
[4] a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves

Words related to Axle

gudgeon, shaft, pin, support, rod, stem, pole, stalk, pivot, spindle, axis, mandrel, arbor

Words nearby Axle

axis of symmetry, axis powers, axis traction, axis-traction forceps, axisymmetric, axle, axletree, axman, axminster carpet, axo-, axoaxonic

Origin of Axle

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 ǫxl, Latin āla (< derivative of *akslā )

Words that may be confused with Axle

axel, axle

Other words from Axle

ax·led , adjective
un·ax·led , adjective

Word origin for Axle

C17: from Old Norse öxull; related to German Achse; see axis 1

Synonyms for Axle

arbor, axis, gudgeon, mandrel, pin, pivot, pole, rod, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support