axes

¹ American  

[ak-seez] / ˈæk siz /

noun

1. plural of axis.

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axes ² American  

[ak-siz] / ˈæk sɪz /

noun

1. plural of ax or axe.

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axes ¹ British  

/ ˈæksiːz /

noun

1. the plural of axis 1

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axes ² British  

/ ˈæksɪz /

noun

1. the plural of axe

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Example Sentences

Hand axes were held in the palm rather than attached to a wooden handle.

From BBC

The colorful fire retardant drew Akira’s eye to the front line of the fire, and she saw a group of tiny figures using axes and bulldozers to fight the blaze in the valley.

From Literature

Unlike thieves who carry weapons into museums or use axes to smash-and-grab, art-world scammers rarely get violent—so their prison sentences often get cut short.

From The Wall Street Journal

The towering ambition of the men remaking the landscape with saws and axes, and the men, like Grainier, who were somehow pulled through that current.

From Los Angeles Times

Climbers venturing along the Devil's Backbone trail are advised to carry crampons and ice axes.

From BBC