axles
- plural of axle.
Example Sentences
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Unionized workers at Dauch Corp. in Three Rivers, Mich., went on strike, halting the supply of axles for General Motors’ pickup trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The Opel Blitz was stuck fast in the deep gravel bed, almost up to its axles.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The axles use open differentials and brake-based torque vectoring to articulate power left or right—an ability that could make the difference between getting to the ski resort or glumly waiting for a tow truck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Maloney and his father, also named Brian, run the operation, located in Boston, which boasts that it can repair anything “from two axles to ten.”
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025
We picked mangoes from the neighbor’s trees and traded them for lengths of wire, which we used to make axles and attach the bottle cap wheels.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
