axle
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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
Its 45-ton axle was largest piece of steel ever forged until that time, demonstrating new advances in steel construction and mechanical engineering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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
The maneuvering is actually quite smart for a drummy little compact with about 60% of its weight over the front wheels and a torsion-beam rear axle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The last straw that busted the wagon’s axle was when something the cap’n had said in the moonlight in the river finally made itself clear to me.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing axle
Automobiles
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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