Axletree Definition

ăksəl-trē

noun

A crossbar or rod supporting a vehicle, such as a cart, that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve.

American Heritage

A bar connecting two opposite wheels of a carriage, wagon, etc.

Webster's New World

A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.

Wiktionary

A spindle or axle of a wheel.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Axletree

Singular:

axletree

Plural:

axletrees

Blend of Middle English axel axle axle and Middle English axtre axletree (ax) (from Old English eax) (tre tree tree)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
axle +‎ tree

From Wiktionary

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