axle guard

noun

The part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically.

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jawhousing
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Meanings

nounaxle guard (plural axle guards)

plural axle guards · alternative axleguard

  1. rail transportThe part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically.

    Synonyms: jaw, housing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe part of the framing of a railway car or truck by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically.

Similar
jawhousing

Origin

From axle + guard.

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APA

axle guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axle%20guard

MLA

“axle guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axle%20guard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axle guard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axle%20guard.

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