Axle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A supporting shaft or member on or with which a wheel or a set of wheels revolves.
  • n. The spindle of an axletree.
  • n. Either end of an axletree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Shoulder.
  • n. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
  • n. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
  • n. An axis; as, the sun’s axle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
  • n. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
  • n. An axis.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which forms the axis of the wheel and revolves with it.
  • n. An axis, as of the earth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a shaft on which a wheel rotates
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shaft   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    journal    dead axle    live axle    driving axle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    axletree    axis    shaft    arbor    spindle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Axel    axel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pulley    tire    hub    bearing    brake    wheel    spindle    shaft    screw    hinge