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Definition of: axle
(ak′səl) noun
1. A crossbar supporting a vehicle and on or with which its wheel or wheels turn: also called ax′le·tree′.
2. A shaft or spindle on which a wheel is mounted and on or with which it turns. [ME axel in axeltre axletree <ON öxultrē <öxull axle + trē tree, bar]
—ax′led adjective
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