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- noun Plural form of
axel .
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Examples
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"She's got to nail the two triple axels, thinking that Yu Na would do a clean program."
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Most 4x4s these days have an independant suspension front drive with CV joints/axels instead of the conventional differential.
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They would be insane to advocate unilateral disarmament, as the U.S. has used its WMD arsenal judiciously since and before Nagasaki; or to climb aboard the global warming bandwagon now that its wheels have left its axels in all four directions.
Conrad Black: My Manifesto For the Occupy Movement Conrad Black 2011
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Asada is expected to attempt two triple axels in her free skate.
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After Kim shut the door on the event, Asada still came out and made history, earning her silver medal with those two triple axels, to go with one from the short program.
Led by Kim, 3 Olympic figure skating medalists show mettle 2010
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So I hit the ice without inhibition despite it being the firsttime I chose to include two triple axels in my long program.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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So I hit the ice without inhibition despite it being the firsttime I chose to include two triple axels in my long program.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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"The two triple axels I was happy with," Asada said.
Gold standard: Korea's Kim Yu-na wins with record score 2010
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Just think of the excitement as Peyton Manning skates backward to get off the pass and those speed skaters on the D-line come flashing after him while his wideouts do spins and triple axels trying to lose the CBs ... most exciting sport EVER!!!
Winter Olympics grrm 2010
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Kim and Rochette were joined on the podium Thursday after the women's figure skating long program by Japan's Mao Asada, who made history of her own by becoming the first woman to land two triple axels in an Olympic long program.
Led by Kim, 3 Olympic figure skating medalists show mettle 2010
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