axletree

English

Etymology

From Middle English axiltre; equivalent to axle +‎ tree.

Noun

axletree (plural axletrees)

1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.
2. A spindle or axle of a wheel.

Translations

A rod connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage

• Finnish: akseli (fi)
• French: essieu (fr) m
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• Galician: eixe (gl) m
• Scottish Gaelic: aisil f