Driving adj. 1.Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
2.Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive.
Driving box (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving axle.
Driving note (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.
Driving spring, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks. (Eng.)
Driving wheel (Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion; one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached; called also, simply, driver.
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