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axle

[ak-suhl] / ˈæk səl /


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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

The work stoppage imperils GM’s heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, as the automaker has limited axle stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Hence the decision to go for a nominal 50-50 split between electric and internal combustion power and an engine with no MGU-H and a much more powerful MGU-K, recovering from the rear axle only.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

An obvious solution to that was to recover from the front axle as well as the rear.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Through its center ran a long axle to which the hoisting rope was fastened.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay




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