An axle which transfers power to a powered wheel from an engine, as in a steam locomotive.

plural of axle hitch

a hitch knot used to securely attach a line or rope to a spar in a difficult to reach place, such as an axle.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A molar tooth; molar.

(railways) A car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.

An axle that turns but does not communicate motion.

A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press. / A driving axle with cranks set at an angle of 90° with each other.

plural of Muley axle

(transport, rail transport) the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.

a support which can be placed under an axle, subframe or other suitable point when a vehicle is undergoing maintenance.