trailing axle

noun

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

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Meanings

nountrailing axle (plural trailing axles)

plural trailing axles

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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