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stub axles

stub axles is the plural of stub axle.

Meaning of stub axle

Noun

stub axle (plural stub axles)

  1. An axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.
    • The axles of the Talgo section are U-shaped and the ends form stub-axles on which the wheels revolve freely and independently.1962 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Talgo trains of Spain”, in Modern Railways, page 177

Questions about stub axles

What is stub axles the plural of?
Stub axles is the plural of stub axle.

Words near stub axles in the dictionary

  1. Stuartian
  2. Stuarts
  3. Stuarts Point
  4. stub
  5. stub axle
  6. stub axles
  7. stub end
  8. stub ends
  9. stub iron
  10. stub mortise
  11. stub mortises

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