trailing axle
trailing axle · trailing axles
On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located…On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.
Meaning
1 sensesOn a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.
Forms
plural: trailing axles| Singular | trailing axle |
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| Plural | trailing axles |
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