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Skater's turning jump
Answer for the clue "Skater's turning jump ", 4 letters:
axel
Alternative clues for the word axel
Word definitions for axel in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
skating jump, 1930, named for Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855-1938). The name is said to be derived from the Old Testament name Absalom .
Usage examples of axel.
And then two seconds later, Axel appeared, sticking his head through a bush.
Marilee said defensively, hunching her shoulders as she stirred with much more aggression than necessary, making a few splatters, while Axel choked dramatically.
Marilee shot Axel one of her long looks, which made me very curious and very uneasy at the same time.
I could retort to that, Axel came back into the kitchen, now sporting a khaki vest with a ton of pockets and carrying three fishing rods and a small case.
Kellan took over, doing it the way Axel had showed us, his head bent, the material of his shirt stretched taut across his shoulders, his arm brushing mine.
Marilee ruined her chicken dish and Axel rescued her with a steak barbeque that was so successful, it made her pout and threaten to lead all his fishing and hiking expeditions.
I heard Kel let out a grunt of surprise, and Axel swore loudly and viciously as he got into a better position.
Marilee, Axel, William and Serena, but we stood on the shore of the river hugging each of them again.
But Dutch Ton stood up, took the letter from Axel, who was looking a bit disappointed to have his services broken off so abruptly, and tucked the paper into a gap in his coat.
Leaning back, Axel paused to draw on his pipe, looking contemplatively at the ceiling.
It was Axel Metzler who found her and talked her down, gentle like, though she was never quite the same after what she saw from that tree.
He described to me how he came upon it, although he cast himself in rather a different role in the story than Axel did in his telling of it.
He kept the secrets of the distillery close to the vest, but Axel was soon forgiven this lack of generosity because he sold his products cheap, as he was more interested in company and discussion than he was in profits.
In the winter it was warm and in the summer the doors stood open, and it was a rare evening that Axel had less than three men to entertain him.
On occasion he answered a question when Axel thought of something to ask him, but mostly he kept to himself.