AXLES
Noun
axles
plural of axle
Anagrams
• Laxes, Lexas, axels, laxes
Source: Wiktionary
AXLE
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