axletree (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *axletree*:
NOUN	artifact	axletree	a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve

English > *axletree*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve.
Part of	carriage, equipage, rig	A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
	cart	A heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
	wagon, waggon	Any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
Narrower	axle bar	An iron bar that serves as an axletree
Broader	dead axle	An axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it

HyperDic: axletree