axle
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axle¹
- /ˈæksəl/
Sounds like axel, axil · Rhymes with -æksəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English axel, axle, eaxle, from Old English eaxl (“shoulder, armpit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian acsle (“shoulder”), Dutch oksel (“armpit”), German Achsel (“armpit”), Swedish axel (“shoulder”), Latin axilla (“armpit”), Latin axis (“axle”) (whence English axis, atelier, and via Latin āla English ala, aisle), Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon),
Greek άξονας (áxonas, “axle”), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axle”), Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣá, “room, armpit”), Russian ось (osʹ, “axle”).
noun axles
- Shoulder.
axle²
- /ˈæksəl/
Sounds like axel, axil · Rhymes with -æksəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English axil, in turn a combination of Old English eax and Old Norse ǫxull.
noun axles
- The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. rear axle
- A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
- An axis. the Sun’s axle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lynchpin, rod, spindle, axe, shaft, centrepiece, crossbar, countershaft, linchpin, thrust, hub, edge, semitrailer, bearing, focus, axel
Translations
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noun the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel
| Español | eje |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | धुरी dhurī, अक्ष akṣ |
| Kiswahili | ekseli |
| Português | eixo |
| Français | essieu |
| Deutsch | Achse |
| Italiano | asse |
| Română | ax, osie |
| Русский | ось osʹ, вал val, шпи́ндель špíndelʹ |
| עברית | סֶרֶן seren |
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title = {axle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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