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Definition of Axletree

Axletree
Axletree Ax"le*tree`, n. [Cf. Icel. ["o]xultr?.] 1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve. 2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. [Obs.]

Meaning of Axletree from wikipedia

- An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed...
- late fourteenth century and derives from Middle English elements meaning "axletree pin". Securing implements onto the three-point hitch of a tractor is an...
- by the front axletree, front wagon hounds (parts binding the axles to the wagon), front wagon bolster (a wood beam connecting an axletree to the wagon...
- upon bearings or a spindle at the ends of a bar or beam called an axle or axletree. Most carriages have either one or two axles. On a four-wheeled vehicle...
- metalwork for the bridge was ultimately constructed by The Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, Wednesbury, following their acquisition of Lloyds, Foster and...
- Patent Shaft, formerly The Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, established in 1840, was a steel=making company that operated large steelworks situated in...
- in 1886 by Wednesbury Urban District Council from the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company, and was named after the company's Brunswick Ironworks. It was...
- later at Metropolitan, Coventry Ordnance Works and the Patent Shaft and Axletree Company. Confusingly the new tank was to have the same name as the Mark...
- directorships of the Worcester City and County Banking Co., the Patent Shaft and Axletree Co., the Metropolitan Railway, the District Railway and the Metropolitan...
- and retail area. The Willenhall Arm p****es a large retail development at Axletree Way, Wednesbury, formerly a heavy industrial site. The Tame is completely...