Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for axle. Search instead for axla.
Definitions

axle

[ak-suhl] / ˈæk səl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

It's a situation F1 forced on itself by removing the MGU-H, which recovered energy from the turbo and exhaust, and not allowing recovery from the front axle.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The standard toll for a commercial truck using the Gordie Howe bridge is $8.75 per axle, compared with $20 an axle for the Ambassador Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The plant’s axles also go into GM’s midsize trucks, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, and it makes an axle component for the company’s light-duty Silverado and Sierra.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

In order to achieve this salutary ratio, the engineers located the eight-speed, dual-clutch transmission at the rear axle.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Roger North’s notebook entry showing his drawing of a two-cylinder steam engine and the rack-and-pinion mechanism by which the pistons turn an axle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Unionized workers at Dauch Corp. in Three Rivers, Mich., went on strike, halting the supply of axles for General Motors’ pickup trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

The Opel Blitz was stuck fast in the deep gravel bed, almost up to its axles.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

But we had a million pieces: bolts, screws, wheels, axles, brakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 7, 2025

They then raised the church 4 feet off the ground, supported by steel beams, and put it on giant remote-controlled transporters with 56 axles.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 25, 2025

And in his shop he sharpened plows and mended harrows and welded broken axles and shod horses.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




Vocabulary lists containing axle


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training