Driv"ing , n.
1. The act
of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.
2. Tendency; drift. [R.]
Driv"ing , a.
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. See Illust. of Locomotive. --
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.]
Weale. -- 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. See Illust. of Locomotive.
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