A male given name

The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel. / A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

(obsolete) Shoulder.

Having (a specified number or kind of) axles.

plural of axle

The part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically.

Alternative spelling of axlebox.

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

On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located in front of the driving wheels.

On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.