axel

noun

ax·el ˈak-səl

ˈäk-

often capitalized

: a jump in figure skating from the outer forward edge of one skate with 1¹/₂ turns taken in the air and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate

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The magic trick of Akhtar’s play—its triple axel—is its human vision of McNeal within a scaffolding that becomes ever more generated by AI. —

Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, 24-year-old Amber Glenn won her first national women’s title, overcoming a couple of mistakes with a majestic triple axel to become the first openly LGBTQ+ athlete to win a U.S. women’s title. —

USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024 The 4-foot-11 14-year-old falls on her opening jump, a double axel, but lands six triple jumps, three in combination, in her program. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024 So instead of just doing an axel, for example, he’s encouraged me to do an axel with both arms over my head. —

Didi Gluck, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for axel