How to Use axle in a Sentence

axle

noun

• Cut the axle bolts to length, and mount the wheels, washers, and bolts to each truck.
  — Roy Berendsohn and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2020
• The vehicles will have four-wheel drive and an electric motor on each axle.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
• The brawny mill is mated to a tandem middle axle gearbox that routes power to all six wheels.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
• This comes from the balanced center of gravity—you’re not too far over the front axle, nor too high or far back.
  — Andy Cochrane, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2020
• Other changes include thicker axle tubes for the heavy-duty Dana 44 front and rear axles.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2020
• The Traveller and the Terra are both all-wheel drive, with electric motors on the front and rear axles.
  — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
• As the truck kept moving, it was hit by a sedan that ultimately became caught underneath the cement truck's rear axle, Graves said.
  — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
• Lifelike controls include an impact feedback system from a mixed belt-pulley system and metal ball-bearing axle.
  — Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2020
• This is the first car of the group that rotates easily in low-speed corners thanks to its rear-axle steering, which seems to defy the vehicle’s natural path.
  — Basem Wasef, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2020
• Easy-Way The whole shebang is clamped onto the stroller's frame above the rear axle, then angled down and locked in place so that the two rollers press down against the tops of the two rear wheels.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
• Additionally, the Mach-E can be equipped with a single motor driving the rear wheels or separate electric motors for each axle.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Nov. 2020
• Housed in the rear axle of the Taycan, the two-speed transmission improves both the efficiency and the acceleration of the vehicle.
  — Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2020
• When configured for all-wheel drive, the front drive unit is fitted with a transmission disconnect that can completely decouple that drive unit from the axle for better efficiency when needed.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020
• When the wheels had a chance to fully hop off the axles.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• The all-wheel drive system can send 10%-50% of torque to the rear axle.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2021
• The Apex has a skewer here, which is used to clamp the axle in place.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Four-wheel drive locks the speeds of the front and rear axles together.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2023
• Align the splines on the inside of the wheel with the gear on the end of the drive axle and push the wheel onto the mower.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
• The car’s axle was bent and an airbag had been deployed.
  — cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022
• The crash was so violent that the rear axle was ripped off the van.
  — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• The pack's thin cells form the Lyriq's belly pan and span the area between the front and rear axles.
  — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 25 May 2023
• This is the portion of the end of each rail car’s axle that rests on the assembly of the wheels.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
• The Eastside is the axle from which the rest of L.A.’s Latino power wheel springs.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• The new Ghosts have all-wheel drive, air springs, and rear-axle steering.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2021
• Three or more axle trucks cannot use the express lanes.
  — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2021
• The train’s first axle came off the track south of the airport station’s Metro platform.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
• The wheel mounting surface of the axle flange may be warped and cause the wheel studs to fracture.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2021
• The lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress corrosion.
  — USA TODAY, 13 May 2021
• And a middle axle is added to create a true six-wheel drive.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
• The front is still a straight solid axle, which is typical for the ’30s.
  — Jack Hagemann, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024