Definition of "axel" in English

noun

1. (figure skating) A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.

verb

1. (intransitive, figure skating) To perform a jump of this kind.

noun

1. Misspelling of axle.

   • 1944, Private and Local Acts Passed by the Legislature of Wisconsin, Publisher not identified, page 627, The gross weight on any 2 or more axels shall not exceed 26,000 pounds plus 1,000 pounds for each foot of distance measured longitudinally to the nearest foot between the foremost and rearmost of the axels under consideration.