axle

Noun
  1. A shaft on which a wheel rotates (synset 102767784)
    is a type of: shaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
    subtypes:
    • dead axle - an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
    • journal - the part of the axle contained by a bearing
    • driving axle, live axle - the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power
    is a part of: wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people

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