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Cause An Axle To Break Crossword Clue

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noun

• an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power

• an excessive burden

verb

• become overloaded

• fill to excess so that function is impaired

• place too much a load on

47%9 Can be found in a live axle or dead axle setup
noun

• a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve

29%8 "Break, Break, Break" poet
noun

• Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

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New York Times02 Apr 1989 Down 83
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