See Also: axel(dictionary)
Axel (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Axel - Figure Skating(gambling)
Axel Springer Verlag(finance)
Karlfeldt, Erik Axel(encyclopedia)
Double Axel - Figure Skating(gambling)
Single Axel - Figure Skating(gambling)
Triple Axel - Figure Skating(gambling)

platea (iou) and axel (iou)


platea (iou)



platea noun. . M19.
[Latin = street, (in late Latin) courtyard, square, from Greek.]
Hist. In medieval drama, an area before a raised stage, providing additional acting space as well as accommodation for the audience.

axel (iou)



axel noun. Also Axel. M20.
[from Axel Rudolph Paulser (1885-1938), Norwegian skater.]
Skating. A 1 1 / 2-turn jump from the forward outside edge of one skate to the backward outside edge of the Other.