Examples of “axel” in a Sentence

noun A figure-skating jump in which the skater takes off from the outside edge of one skate, rotates one and a half times (or more) in the air, and lands on the opposite foot.

• She landed a clean triple axel in the free skate.
• The commentators gasped when he attempted a quadruple axel.
• He practiced his axel every morning until he could land it without falling.

verb To perform an axel jump.

• He axeled cleanly out of the combination.
• She axeled high into the air and landed on the opposite foot.
• The young skater axeled twice during her routine without losing her balance.