Axle

Noun CEFR B1

ˈæksəl

Definitions

Shoulder.
obsolete
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.
An axis.
archaic

Equivalents

Españolaxis eje

Françaisaxe essieu

DeutschAchse Welle

45 more languages

العربيةالمحور قطب

Българскивал ос

Bosanskiaš as napravaos oš osa osovina saft špil вал ос осовина

Catalàeix

Češtinanáprava osa

Cymraegechel

Danskakse Aksel

Ελληνικάάξονας

Esperantoakso

فارسیمحور

Gaeilgeacastóir fearsaid

Galegoeixe eixo rodal

עבריתסרן

हिन्दीअक्ष धुरी लाठ

Hrvatskiaš as napravaoš os osa osovina saft špil вал ос осовина

Հայերենլիսեռ

Bahasa Indonesiaaksis as gandarporos sumbu

Íslenskaöxull

Italianoasse

日本語かりもシャフト車軸

ភាសាខ្មែរភ្លៅ

한국어轅 차축

Kurdîaş ax axelaxîş dingil eksen osa spil welle

Кыргызчаок

Latinaaxis cupa cuppa

Latviešuass tilts

Te Reo Māorikakau

Македонскиоска

Монголтэнхлэг

မြန်မာဝင်ရိုး

Nederlandsas spil

Polskios

Portuguêseixo veio

Românăax osie

Русскийвал ось шпиндель

Slovenčinaos

Српскиas aš napravaoš os osa osovina saft špil вал ос осовина

Svenskaaxel

Kiswahiliekseli

ไทยแกน

Tagaloggargaran

Türkçedingil eksen mihverşaft

Українськавісь міст

Examples

“rear axle”

“front axle”

“axle grease”

“The mechanic replaced the broken axle on the truck.”

“the Sun’s axle”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

axle box axle counter axle guard axle hitch axle load axle loading

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