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Keywords: Skateboard, Axle, Wheels, Steering, Deck

Related Terms: Axle, Bogie, Driveshaft, Ferris Wheel, Freewheel, Go-Cart, Handlebar, Hansom Cab, Idler, Spoke, Sulky, Velocipede, Wheel, Wheelwright, Cassette, Macpherson Strut, Propeller Shaft, Fifth Wheel, Kingpin, Suspension, Unicycle, Drivetrain, Dropouts, Front-Wheel Drive, Unsprung Weight, Live Axle, Dropout, Beam Axle, Driving Wheel, Dead Axle, Wheel And Axle, Steering Knuckle, Steering Arm, Panhard Rod, Slipper Clutch, Ifs, Trike, Idler Arm, Independent Suspension, Irs, Steering Wheel, Trailing Arm, Drive Axle, Swing Axle, Semi, Semitrailer, Tag Axle, Rear-Wheel Drive, Drive Wheel, Pitman Arm

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noun, pl. The two parts of the skateboard which connect the deck with the wheels and provide the turning capabilities for the board.

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The metal steering devices which connect the wheels to the deck. For more information click here.

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The wheels, axles, and related assemblies on railroad rolling stock.

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Small wheels on cannon carriages designed for garrison or sea service.

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Lean activated steering device where wheels are attached; most commonly used on skateboards.

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the front and rear axle assemblies that connect the wheels to the deck and provide the turning capabilities for the board.

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The wheels, axles and sideframes of a piece of equipment. Sprung trucks have actual coil springs on the sideframes as opposed to ones simulated in metal or plastic.

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Trucks is a short story by Stephen King. It was first published in Cavalier magazine in 1973. It was revised and included in King's 1978 anthology collection Night Shift and published in the compilation Death on Wheels in 1999.

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