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axle

DEFINITIONS OF: axle

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n a shaft on which a wheel rotates

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dead axle
an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
journal
the part of the axle contained by a bearing
driving axle, live axle
the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power
axletree
a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve
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shaft
a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
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