axel
To perform a jump of this kindTo perform a jump of this kind.
Meaning
1 sensesTo perform a jump of this kind.
Examples
4 sentencesAxel is my brother.
deAxel ist mein Bruder. — Ricardo14
My brothers' names are Axel, Hatus and Arthur Kalel.
Mirai Nagasu wants to become the first American woman to complete a triple axel at the Olympics.
Uncle Otto Lidenbrock sets off on a journey to the centre of the Earth with his nephew Axel.
deDer Onkel Otto Lidenbrock unternimmt mit seinem Neffen Axel eine Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde. — Ioan_Cristian
Origin
Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perNamed after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.
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Forms
axels, axeling, axeled, axeledWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.