AXLE

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

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


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