axle
/ˈæksəl/
axle noun: shoulder.
Noun (1)
axle (plural axles)
Noun (2)
axle (plural axles)
- The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
- rear axle
- front axle
- A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
- An axis.
- the Sun’s axle
axle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
axle in Hindi
- the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel
- धुरी dhurī, अक्ष akṣ
axle in Tamil
- அச்சாணி, இருசு, அச்சு
axle in Marathi
- axle
- आस ās
axle in Urdu
- دھرا, محور
More languagesFewer languages
- axle in Bengali
- চাকার কেন্দ্রের দণ্ড, অক্ষদণ্ড
- axle in Telugu
- అచ్చు accu, అక్షము akṣamu
- axle in Malayalam
- അച്ച് accŭ, അക്ഷം akṣaṁ
- axle in Kannada
- ಆಕ್ಸಲ್
- axle in Odia
- ଆକ୍ସଲ୍
- axle in Sanskrit
- अक्ष akṣa
- axle in Assamese
- ডিলামাৰি dilamari, ধুৰা dhura
- axle in Nepali
- एक्सल
- axle in Tagalog
- gargaran
- axle in Malay
- gandar roda, gandar
- axle in Indonesian
- gandar
- axle in Persian
- محور mehvar, آسه âse, اکسل aksel
- axle in Myanmar
- ဝင်ရိုး wang-rui:
Examples of axle in a sentence
- The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall.
- It's no use trying to push the car out of the ditch; the axle is broken.
- The rear axle will have to be replaced. It’s shot.
Forms of axle
| plural | axles |
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Origin of axle
From Middle English axel, axle, eaxle, from Old English eaxl (“shoulder, armpit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian acsle (“shoulder”), Dutch oksel (“armpit”), German Achsel (“armpit”), Swedish axel (“shoulder”), Latin axilla (“armpit”), Latin axis (“axle”) (whence English axis, atelier, and via Latin āla English ala, aisle), Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon), Greek άξονας (áxonas, “axle”), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axle”), Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣá, “room, armpit”), Russian ось (osʹ, “axle”).
From Middle English axil, in turn a combination of Old English eax and Old Norse ǫxull.
Words formed from axle
- axlebox
- axle box
- axle-box
- axle counter
- axled
- axle-driven
- axle guard
- axle hitch
- axle-hung
- axleless
- axle load
- axleload
- axle loading
- axlerod
- axless
- axle stand
- axle tooth
- axle weight
- axleweight
- blind axle
- centre-axle trailer
- crank axle
- cross axle
- dead axle
- driving axle
- interaxle
- kingpin to rear axle
- leading axle
- Muley axle
- stub axle
- trailing axle
- transaxle
- triaxle
- wheel and axle
Phrases with axle
Words that rhyme with axle
Questions about axle
- What does axle mean?
- Axle means shoulder.
- What is axle in Hindi?
- Axle in Hindi is धुरी (dhurī), अक्ष (akṣ). See Axle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is axle?
- Axle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce axle?
- Axle is pronounced /ˈæksəl/.
- What is the plural of axle?
- The plural of axle is axles.
Words near axle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: axle (page history and authors); axle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); आस (Marathi) (page history and authors); axle (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); axle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అక్షము (Telugu) (page history and authors); അക്ഷം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); axle (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); axle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); axle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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