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

Examples of axel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And so were four coaches who spent long hours on the ice teaching jumps and spins, twizzles and loops, double and triple axels to talented skaters, some on the path to the Olympics. —Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025

Dogs were also found tied to car axels, Friends To The Forlorn Pitbull Rescue, who helped remove the dogs, wrote in a post on Facebook. —Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025

Considered one of the best male figure skaters of all time, Button was famously the first person to successfully land a double axel and a triple jump in figure skating competition. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025

An 18-year-old Button first came to prominence in 1948, winning Olympic gold in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by being the first skater to land a double axel in competition. —David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Axel Paulsen †1938 Norwegian figure skater

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Biographical Definition

Axel

biographical name

Ax·​el ˈak-səl 

Richard 1946–     American biochemist