AXLE

axle

(noun) a shaft on which a wheel rotates

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

axle (plural axles)

(obsolete) Shoulder.

Etymology 2

Noun

axle (plural axles)

The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.

A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

(geometry, astronomy, archaic) An axis.

Anagrams

• Alex, Axel, Lexa, axel

Source: Wiktionary

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Ax"le, n. Etym: [OE. axel, exel, shoulder, AS. ; akin to AS. eax axle, Sw. & Dan. axel shoulder, ~, G. achse axle, achsel shoulder, L. axis axle, Gr. aksha, L. axilla shoulder joint: cf. F. essieu, axle, OF. aissel, fr. dim. of L. axis. Axis.]

1. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.

2. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

3. An axis; as, the sun's axle. Had from her axle torn The steadfast earth. Milton.

Note: Railway axles are called leading and trailing from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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