axletree
axletree noun: a bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
Noun
axletree (plural axletrees)
- A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
- Synonyms:
- axlerod
- A spindle or axle of a wheel.
- A stimulus or driving force.
- Soon after his arrival, that patent axletree of action, the not knowing what to do with himself, domesticated him during some weeks of the shooting season at Sillery House...1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 80
axletree meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi
axletree in Tamil
- இருசு
axletree in Kannada
- ಅಕ್ಷಪುಟ, ಅಚ್ಚುಮರ
axletree in Punjabi
- axletree
- کاڈھ kāḍh
Synonyms of axletree
Forms of axletree
| plural | axletrees |
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Origin of axletree
From Middle English axiltre; equivalent to axle + tree. Cognate with Icelandic öxultré.
Questions about axletree
- What does axletree mean?
- Axletree means a bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
- What is axletree in Tamil?
- Axletree in Tamil is இருசு. See Axletree meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is axletree?
- Axletree is a noun.
- What is the plural of axletree?
- The plural of axletree is axletrees.
Words near axletree in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: axletree (page history and authors); axletree (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); axletree (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کاڈھ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). 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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