"axletree" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 31 13 Disambiguation of 'A rod connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage': 89 7 5
  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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