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Axle

The shaft carrying the WATERWHEEL and the PIT WHEEL. (also a general term for a spindle or shaft set horizontally).

Alternative terms

Term Language Region
arbre m (moteur), - tournant, - de couche French
wateras Dutch
Wellbaum m German

See syntax and abbreviations used in the TIMS Dictionary definitions.
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