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.
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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
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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
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“Axel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axel. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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