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axle
[ ak-suhl ]
/ ˈæk səl /
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noun
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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)
OTHER WORDS FROM axle
axled, adjectiveun·ax·led, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH axle
axel, axleWords nearby axle
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British Dictionary definitions for axle
axle
/ (ˈæksəl) /
noun
a bar or shaft on which a wheel, pair of wheels, or other rotating member revolves
Word Origin for axle
C17: from Old Norse öxull; related to German Achse; see axis 1
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