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axel
(ak′səl)
noun
a jump in figure skating in which the skater takes off from one skate, does one and a half turns in the air, and lands on the other skate, facing in the opposite direction but moving in the same direction
Origin: after Axel Paulsen (1865-1938), Norw figure skater
See axel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A jump in figure skating that is initiated from the outer forward edge of one skate, followed by one and one-half midair turns and a return to the outer backward edge of the other skate.
Origin:
Origin: After Axel Paulsen (1856-1938), Norwegian figure skater
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