axle-hung

adjective

Of a traction motor, mounted on the axle it drives.

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Meanings

adjectiveaxle-hung (not comparable)
  1. not comparableengineeringOf a traction motor, mounted on the axle it drives.

    It had been difficult to find space for disc brakes when axle-hung motors were used, but the length of motors was being reduced and one of the advantages of this might be the possibility of fitting disc brakes.

    1964 January, “The adhesion problem”, in Modern Railways, page 38
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APA

axle-hung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axle-hung

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“axle-hung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axle-hung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axle-hung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axle-hung.

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