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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Cory recently landed a triple axel, a wildly difficult move, Strid said.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The controls included features such as dynamic power distribution between the truck’s two axels and the ability to keep driving even if one of the motors fails.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2014
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
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The controls included features such as dynamic power distribution between the truck’s two axels and the ability to keep driving even if one of the motors fails.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2014
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
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“Axel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axel. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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