axel
noun/ˈæksl/
/ˈæksl/
- a jump in skating in which you jump from the front outside edge of one skate, turn in the air, and land on the outside edge of your other skateWord Origin1930s: named after Axel R. Paulsen (1885–1938), Norwegian skater.
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