No. 2,488 in Dutch
axel
"Axel" in Dutch refers to a figure skating jump.
In a sentence
Axel is een stad in Zeeland waar hij graag naartoe gaat.
Axel is a city in Zeeland that he likes to visit.
Axel refers to a proper noun, identifying a specific location, a city in the Netherlands.
De axel van mijn fiets heeft het begeven na de lange fietstocht.
The axle of my bike broke after the long cycling trip.
Axel is used as a noun here, referring to a mechanical part of a vehicle, specifically its axle.
Tijdens de ijsdanswedstrijd voerde ze een perfecte axel uit.
During the ice dance competition, she executed a perfect axel.
Axel is used as a common noun to refer to a specific element in figure skating.
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