"wheel and axle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wheels and axles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|wheels and axles}} wheel and axle (plural wheels and axles)
  1. A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle. Wikipedia link: wheel and axle Categories (topical): Simple machines Translations (simple machine): чекрък (čekrǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 輪軸 (Chinese Mandarin), 轮轴 (lúnzhóu) (Chinese Mandarin), kolo na hřídeli [neuter] (Czech), pyörä ja akseli (Finnish), 輪軸 (rinjiku) (Japanese), kołowrót [masculine] (Polish), torno [masculine] (Spanish)

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