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axel
single axel
Axel-Paulsen jump
noun
- 1. ice-skating.
- A jump in figure skating in which the skater starts from the forward outside edge of one skate, makes a turn and a half in the air, and comes down on the backward outside edge of the other skate. A similar jump but with two and a half turns in the air is called a double axel and one with three and a half turns is a triple axel.
