"axletree" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: axletrees [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English axiltre; equivalent to axle + tree. Cognate with Icelandic öxultré. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|axiltre}} Middle English axiltre, {{com|en|axle|tree}} axle + tree, {{cog|is|öxultré}} Icelandic öxultré Head templates: {{en-noun}} axletree (plural axletrees)
  1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve. Synonyms: axlerod Translations (A rod connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage): akseli (Finnish), essieu [masculine] (French), eixe [masculine] (Galician), Achse [feminine] (German), fearsaid [feminine] (Irish), aisil [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-axletree-en-noun-myRNB5PA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 31 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 21 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 24 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 21 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 57 20 23 Disambiguation of 'A rod connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage': 89 7 4
  2. A spindle or axle of a wheel.
    Sense id: en-axletree-en-noun-frW6qnPe
  3. A stimulus or driving force.
    Sense id: en-axletree-en-noun--5vUXkYE

Inflected forms

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