Usually means: Simple machine, rotates to move.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word wheel and axle:

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  1. wheel and axle: Merriam-Webster
  2. wheel and axle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. wheel and axle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. wheel and axle: Collins English Dictionary
  5. wheel and axle: Vocabulary.com
  6. wheel and axle: Wordnik
  7. wheel and axle: Wiktionary
  8. wheel and axle: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. wheel and axle: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. wheel and axle: Dictionary.com
  11. Wheel and Axle, Wheel and axle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. wheel and axle: Rhymezone
  13. wheel and axle: FreeDictionary.org
  14. wheel and axle: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. wheel and axle: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. wheel and axle: Encyclopedia

(Note: See wheel_and_axles as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (wheel and axle)

noun:  A simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle.

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