01 a. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
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1.
Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.
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2.
Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.
Phrases & compounds
Driving axle —
the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive.
Driving box —
the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of Locomotive.
Driving note —
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.
Driving wheel —
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. See Illust. of Locomotive.