English Explanatory Dictionary

trailing axle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.

Word forms

trailing axle trailing axles

Related words

trailing truck leading axle leading wheel
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