ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Axle-driven

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Axle-driven is an adjective meaning Driven from a revolving axle, such as on a moving rail vehicle.

Meaning

Driven from a revolving axle, such as on a moving rail vehicle.

Example Sentences

Another type has electric air circulation, supplied by axle-driven generators.
The lighting equipment consists of [an] axle-driven shunt field dynamo with a regulator combining all the necessary switch gear as a unit, and a lead acid accumulator cell battery housed in two boxes on the underframe.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include axle-hung, track-mounted, automotive, continuous-braked, rolling, geared.

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