axle

Although dwarf reedsnakes lack anything resembling a wheel's axle, they effectively divide their bodies into regions with different functions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

A wheel can spin continuously around a fixed axle, allowing it to rotate without disturbing whatever it supports.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Archaeologists later excavated a sword still in its scabbard, decorated straps, buckles, rings, ornaments and chariot wheel axle caps.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

A chain weighing twenty thousand pounds connected a sprocket on the axle to sprockets driven by twin thousand-horsepower steam engines.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

As a result, they are heavy—typically between 4,000-6,000 pounds—with steel frame rails, a reinforced suspension and solid axles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Elsewhere, nearly 1,000 workers at American Axle’s plant in Three Rivers, Mich., walked off the job this month, stalling production of axles for General Motors’ bestselling pickup trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

The American Axle plant produces axles for GM’s heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, as well as for its midsize trucks, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

The Opel Blitz was stuck fast in the deep gravel bed, almost up to its axles.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Its axles were set on piles of cinder blocks and the formerly yellow vehicle was painted a rather haphazard eggshell white.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy