trailing axle
noun1
On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.
- Related terms
- trailing truck, leading axle, leading wheel
noun
On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.
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