axle
Origin of axle
1Other words from axle
- axled, adjective
- un·ax·led, adjective
Words that may be confused with axle
- axel, axle
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How to use axle in a sentence
Mike loves “mudding” and buries all kinds of vehicles up to their axles in the big open fields around Dryden.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town | E. Jean Carroll | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFurthermore, the axles had to fit snugly inside the wheels' holes, but not too snugly — they had to be free to rotate.
The Hardest Part of Inventing the Wheel? Not the Round Part. | David Frum | March 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAn engine is described in the invoice as having chimney, axles, carriage-wheels, &c.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick"They may knock 'em off the axles an' make hearths for their fireplaces, and use the axles for posts," suggested Si.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyThese axles were then nailed fast to the bottom of the chest.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury Stephens
This wheel was turned by cords passing over nicely-balanced grooved wheels, the axles of which were carried on friction-rollers.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonThe roads were sometimes good, and sometimes as execrable as a colonial byway in winter, with mud up to the axles.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for axle
/ (ˈæksəl) /
a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves
Origin of axle
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