axle
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
Other meanings
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
A kind of
- shaft
Kinds of axle
- live axle
- trailing axle
- blind axle
Word history
From Old Norse "ǫxull".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “axle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.