cross axle

noun

A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press.

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Meanings

nouncross axle (plural cross axles)

plural cross axles

  1. A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing press.
  2. A driving axle with cranks set at an angle of 90° with each other.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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