Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
masculine · surname · Foley · given · Nordic · Germanic · European · namesake · biblical · nickname
Propel oneself airborne
rotation · landing · takeoff · blade · ice · forward · edge · lutz · salchow · flip
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Masculine Scandinavian name
Axel is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin: Axel Rose changed his name's spelling to Axl. (Lowercase axel is a figure skating jump.)
1. name — Scandinavian, Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden; Swedish (Of a Nordic kingdom); Norwegian (From Oslo's homeland); Danish (Of Denmark); masculine · surname · Foley · given · Nordic · Germanic · European · namesake · biblical · nickname
2. skating — jump, Propel oneself airborne; triple (Group of three); double (Twice the amount); quadruple (Multiplied by four); rotation · landing · takeoff · blade · ice · forward · edge · lutz · salchow · flip
GENDER OF NAMEAxel ≠ Astrid Norse-origin female name; Ingrid · Freya · Greta · Helga · Elsa
SKATING ELEMENT TYPEAxel ≠ spin Rapid rotation around axis; camel spin · sit spin · spiral · step sequence
JUMP DIFFICULTY/PRESTIGEAxel ≠ waltz jump Half-revolution ice leap; bunny hop · toe loop · Lutz · flip · salchow
triple axel (Three-and-a-half rotation jump); double axel (Forward-launched spinning ice jump)
eponymous sports moves: Lutz, Biles, kimura; Kingdom Hearts: Aqua, Terra, Lea, Hearts, Pence; Symbolist Plays: Interior; Zeelandic Flanders: Philippine; Symbolist Novels: The Picture of Dorian Gray; First Names: James, John, Mary, Elizabeth, William
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Axel