axel

Diagram showing the performance of an axel (skating manoeuvre)

Meaning

Noun

  • A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
  • Misspelling of axle

Origin

  • , who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.

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