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axle guards

axle guards is the plural of axle guard.

Meaning of axle guard

Noun

axle guard (plural axle guards)

  1. The part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically.
    Synonyms:
    jaw, housing

Questions about axle guards

What is axle guards the plural of?
Axle guards is the plural of axle guard.

Words near axle guards in the dictionary

  1. axle box
  2. axle boxes
  3. axle counter
  4. axle counters
  5. axle guard
  6. axle guards
  7. axle hitch
  8. axle hitches
  9. axle load
  10. axle loading
  11. axle loadings

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