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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leading axle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
lead-ing axle
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

leading axles (plural)

Phrases

leading truck trailing axle trailing wheel

Frequently Paired Words

leading truck trailing axle trailing wheel

Rhymes With

wraxle

Questions

What does leading axle mean?
On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located in front of the driving wheels.

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