Definition of axles Axles
/æˈksʌlz/ - [aksulz] -
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What does axles mean?
Wiktionary 
- axles (Noun)
Plural of axle.
Part of speech
🔤- axles, noun, plural of axle.
WordNet
NounPlural: axles |
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| axle - a shaft on which a wheel rotates | ||
| shaft a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) | ||
| wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" | ||
| dead axle an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it | ||
| journal the part of the axle contained by a bearing | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- axle (n.)
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. - axle (n.)
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree. - axle (n.)
An axis; as, the sun's axle.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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axle
The central part of a wheel, that usually does not turn.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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axle
aks′l, Axle-tree, aks′l-trē, n. the pin or rod in the nave of a wheel on which the wheel turns: a pivot or support of any kind; the imaginary line of ancient cosmographers on which a planet revolved.—adj. Ax′led. [More prob. Norse öxull than a dim. from A.S. eax.]
Wikipedia 
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An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. In some cases the axle may be fixed in position with a bearing or bushing sitting inside the hole in the wheel or gear to allow the wheel or gear to rotate around the axle. In other cases the wheel or gear may be fixed to the axle, with bearings or bushings provided at the mounting points where the axle is supported. Sometimes, especially on bicycles, the latter type is referred to as a spindle.
Vehicle axles.
Axles are an important structural component of a wheeled vehicle. The axles maintain the position of the wheels relative to each other and to the vehicle body. Since for most vehicles the wheels are the only part touching the ground, the axles must bear the weight of the vehicle plus any cargo.
Part of speech
🔤- axle, noun, singular of axles.
