🚗 A wheel rod 🚗 To add a wheel rod

to axle

to axle

8.6

To put a bar under wheels so they can turn

verb
/ˈæksəl/

Specialized

: montar un eje

Before the race, the crew worked quickly to axle the modified tires onto the chassis.

Examples

To improve the truck's performance, we need to axle the dual wheels correctly.
But we're just going to glue this on as an axle and glue that down.
So standard example would be fitting an axle, a steel axle into a steel wheel for making for railroad cars.
The technician will axle the new wheels to enhance the vehicle's stability.

Synonyms

to shaft

vsto axle

Specialized

1 7.8

To fit something with a long rod used to support or turn parts

is fitting something with a specific mechanical rod rather than a general one

Compounds

axle grease

Specialized

3 5.2

A thick oily material used to make axles and moving parts move smoothly

wheel and axle

Specialized

1 4.2

A simple machine with a round part turning around a bar to lift things

driving axle

Specialized

1 5.7

A part that takes engine power and turns the wheels

live axle

Specialized

1 6.5

A bar under a vehicle that sends engine power to the wheels

axle bar

Specialized

1 7.9

A strong metal rod that holds a vehicle's wheels

trailing axle

Archaic

1 9.9

A pair of wheels not powered placed behind the driving wheels on a steam locomotive

dead axle

Specialized

1 7.7

An axle that supports a wheel but does not give power to it

blind axle

Specialized

7.2

A bar under a vehicle that turns to support wheels but does not drive them

Surface Forms

axle infinitive

axled past

axled past participle

axling present participle

axles third person singular

Etymology

The verb axle comes from the noun axle and simply means 'to fit' something with that central rod so it can turn like a wheel.