axel

noun

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Forms

  • singular : axel
  • plural : axels

Senses

  • (often capitalized) a jump in figure skating from the outer forward edge of one skate with 1¹/₂, 2¹/₂, 3¹/₂, or 4¹/₂ turns taken in the air and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate