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axle-hung

axle-hung adjective: of a traction motor, mounted on the axle it drives.

axle-hung: of a traction motor, mounted on the axle it drives
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Adjective

axle-hung (not comparable)

  1. Of a traction motor, mounted on the axle it drives.
    • It had been difficult to find space for disc brakes when axle-hung motors were used, but the length of motors was being reduced and one of the advantages of this might be the possibility of fitting disc brakes.1964 January, “The adhesion problem”, in Modern Railways, page 38

Questions about axle-hung

What does axle-hung mean?
Axle-hung means of a traction motor, mounted on the axle it drives.
What part of speech is axle-hung?
Axle-hung is an adjective.

Words near axle-hung in the dictionary

  1. axle weight
  2. axle weights
  3. axle-box
  4. axle-boxes
  5. axle-driven
  6. axle-hung
  7. axle-tree
  8. axlebox
  9. axleboxes
  10. axled
  11. axleguard

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