leading axle

noun

On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located in front of the driving wheels.

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Meanings

nounleading axle (plural leading axles)

plural leading axles

  1. On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located in front of the driving wheels.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

leading axle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading%20axle

MLA

“leading axle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading%20axle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leading axle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leading%20axle.

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