axle

Example Sentences

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Driving over a pothole can damage a tire, wheel rim or axle; if the impact is severe enough, it can affect the vehicle’s suspension, undercarriage, body or even its frame.

From Los Angeles Times

The detectors work by shooting an infrared beam into bearings on the axles of train cars as they pass over, measuring their temperature and comparing it to the surrounding air.

From Washington Post

An engineer slowed and stopped the train after getting a “critical audible alarm message” that signaled an overheated axle, according to the report.

From Seattle Times

An overheated bearing is perhaps the most common cause of a failed axle in a derailment, said Allan Zarembski, director of the Railway Engineering and Safety Program at the University of Delaware.

From Washington Post

“The sun, definitely, it does affect your trucks,” Manny Santiago of Puerto Rico said of the axles on his board.

From Los Angeles Times